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🚀 Quick Start: Use NerdCabalMCP NOW

Step 1: Add to Claude Desktop Config

Edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nerdcabal": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/home/user/NerdCabalMCP/mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Replace /home/user/NerdCabalMCP/ with YOUR actual path!

Step 2: Restart Claude Desktop

  1. Completely quit Claude Desktop (not just close the window)
  2. Reopen Claude Desktop
  3. Wait for MCP to connect (look for the hammer icon 🔨)

Step 3: Start Using the Agents!

In Claude Desktop, you can now use any of the 20 agents:

Example 1: Design an Experiment

Use design_experiment to create an A/B test for chain-of-thought prompting
vs direct answer on math problems. Sample size: 1000, metric: accuracy.

Example 2: Create a Budget

Use analyze_research_budget to create an NSF grant budget for $500K over
24 months for an AI research project with 5 team members.

Example 3: IP Analytics

Use ip_analytics to analyze copyright infringement patterns in portfolio
PORT-001 for the last 90 days in US jurisdiction.

Example 4: Security Audit

Use generate_ciso_notebook to perform a STRIDE threat model for an LLM API
with components: API gateway, model inference, user database.

✨ Available Tools

Type @ in Claude Desktop to see all 20 tools:

  1. create_paper_agent - Convert research repos to MCP servers
  2. design_experiment - Research methodology & experiments
  3. analyze_research_budget - Grant & investor budgets
  4. ip_analytics - IP pattern detection & analysis
  5. compliance_check - GDPR/DMCA compliance validation
  6. archival_system - Cryptographic evidence storage
  7. generate_ciso_notebook - STRIDE threat modeling
  8. generate_comptroller_notebook - Iron Triangle optimization
  9. generate_administrator_notebook - Org design & SOPs
  10. generate_mlflow_query_plan - Experiment tracking
  11. generate_dataset_builder_plan - ML dataset creation
  12. analyze_swarm_and_suggest - Multi-agent orchestration
  13. create_design_system - Design systems & CSS
  14. visualize_dataset - FiftyOne visualizations
  15. analyze_transcript - Neural forensics (DSMMD) ... and more!

🔍 Verify Connection

In Claude Desktop:

  1. Start a new conversation
  2. Type @ and look for "nerdcabal" tools
  3. If you see the tools, you're connected! ✅

🐛 Troubleshooting

"Tools not showing up"

  1. Check the path in config is absolute (no ~)
  2. Make sure you fully quit and reopened Claude Desktop
  3. Check logs: ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log (macOS)

"Server won't start"

cd /home/user/NerdCabalMCP/mcp-server
npm run build
node dist/index.js

Should output: Paper2Agent MCP Server running on stdio

💡 Pro Tips

  • Use natural language - the agents understand context
  • Chain multiple agents together for complex workflows
  • Check TOOLS_REFERENCE.md for all tool names
  • See TEST_RESULTS.md for verified agents

Ready to roll! 🎉