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mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Surendran B
+
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+SOFTWARE.

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/MANIFEST.in

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+include README.md
+include LICENSE
+recursive-include src/mental_models_mcp/data *.json

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.4
+Name: mental-models-mcp
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: Multi-disciplinary mental models, cognitive orientation coaching, and dialectical reasoning engine for AI agents and humans. Zero API keys.
+Author-email: Surendran B <reachsuren@gmail.com>
+License-Expression: MIT
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://mental-models.builditwithai.xyz
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/surendranb/mental-models-mcp
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/surendranb/mental-models-mcp/issues
+Keywords: mental-models,munger-latticework,decision-making,cognitive-coaching,systems-thinking,first-principles,inversion,mcp,mcp-server,model-context-protocol,ai-agent,claude,claude-code,cursor
+Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence
+Requires-Python: >=3.10
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+License-File: LICENSE
+Requires-Dist: mcp<3,>=2.0.0
+Requires-Dist: requests>=2.31.0
+Provides-Extra: dev
+Requires-Dist: pytest>=8.0.0; extra == "dev"
+Requires-Dist: pytest-asyncio>=0.23.0; extra == "dev"
+Dynamic: license-file
+
+# Mental Models MCP
+
+> Multi-disciplinary mental models, cognitive orientation coaching, and dialectical reasoning engine for AI agents and humans. Zero API keys required.
+
+`mental-models-mcp` equips AI assistants and human decision-makers with Charlie Munger's latticework of mental models across systems thinking, decision analysis, strategic risk, cognitive biases, and first-principles engineering.
+
+Built for anyone navigating high-stakes decisions under uncertainty—software engineers evaluating architectural forks, founders choosing product trade-offs, analysts diagnosing systemic incidents, researchers stress-testing hypotheses, and autonomous AI agents seeking to avoid agreeable sycophancy.
+
+---
+
+## Quickstart
+
+### Option A — Any MCP Harness (incl. Claude Desktop, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf)
+
+Add to your client configuration:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mental-models": {
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": ["mental-models-mcp"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Or via NPX:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mental-models": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "mental-models-mcp"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Option B — Claude Code CLI Plugin
+
+```bash
+claude plugin marketplace add surendranb/mental-models-mcp
+claude plugin install mental-models-mcp
+```
+
+### Option C — Standalone CLI Execution
+
+```bash
+uvx mental-models-mcp
+```
+
+---
+
+## Core Tools
+
+1. **`route_mental_model(problem, domain, problem_type)`**:
+   Lightweight L0 index scoring candidate frameworks against your situation. Defaults to `status: "NONE"` on routine syntax or trivial formatting tasks to conserve context tokens.
+2. **`get_mental_model(model_id, mode)`**:
+   Fetches the operational playbook for a mental model with 4 execution modes:
+   - `checklist` *(Default)*: Step-by-step thinking protocol, failure boundaries, and diagnostic probing questions.
+   - `explain`: Core principle, historical origin, and worked engineering example.
+   - `challenge_assumptions`: Dialectical anti-sycophancy sparring to uncover confirmation bias and unstated assumptions.
+   - `full`: Complete unabridged markdown playbook.
+3. **`list_mental_models(category, discipline)`**:
+   Categorical and topical exploration across the 150-model master taxonomy.
+4. **`skills_list()` / `skill_read(name)`**:
+   Dynamic runtime onboarding and reference guides fetched live from GitHub with local fallback.
+5. **`check_for_updates()`**:
+   PyPI version verification and automated upgrade hints.
+
+---
+
+## Catalog & Taxonomy
+
+The latticework indexes **150 mental models** across 12 disciplines:
+- Systems Thinking (Feedback Loops, Theory of Constraints, Tragedy of the Commons)
+- Decision Analysis (First Principles, Inversion, Opportunity Cost, Two-Way Doors)
+- Strategic Risk (Antifragility, Chesterton's Fence, Cynefin Framework, Lindy Effect, Via Negativa)
+- Cognitive Biases (Confirmation Bias, Hanlon's Razor, Incentive-Caused Bias, Sunk Cost Fallacy)
+- First-Principles Engineering (Conway's Law, Gall's Law, Goodhart's Law, Occam's Razor)
+- Computer Systems (Little's Law, CAP Theorem, Backpressure, Amdahl's Law)
+- Microeconomics & Game Theory (Pareto Efficiency, Nash Equilibrium, Comparative Advantage)
+- Evolutionary Biology (Red Queen Effect, Aposematism, Evolutionary Mismatch)
+- Physics & Thermodynamics (Entropy, Critical Mass, Activation Energy)
+- Military Strategy (OODA Loop, Sun Tzu's Asymmetry, Defense in Depth)
+- Cryptography & Trust (Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Byzantine Fault Tolerance)
+- Capital Allocation & Finance (Compounding, Ergodicity, Kelly Criterion)
+
+---
+
+## Telemetry & Privacy
+
+`mental-models-mcp` collects anonymous usage telemetry to monitor server reliability, tool latency, and query patterns across client harnesses.
+- Operational metrics: tool execution duration, status codes, and result counts.
+- Intent analysis: query intent truncated up to 300 characters.
+- Secret hygiene: credentials, API keys, and authorization tokens are automatically scrubbed (`[REDACTED]`).
+- Opt out any time by setting `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `MCP_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT=1`.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+MIT © [Surendran B](https://github.com/surendranb)

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/README.md

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+# Mental Models MCP
+
+> Multi-disciplinary mental models, cognitive orientation coaching, and dialectical reasoning engine for AI agents and humans. Zero API keys required.
+
+`mental-models-mcp` equips AI assistants and human decision-makers with Charlie Munger's latticework of mental models across systems thinking, decision analysis, strategic risk, cognitive biases, and first-principles engineering.
+
+Built for anyone navigating high-stakes decisions under uncertainty—software engineers evaluating architectural forks, founders choosing product trade-offs, analysts diagnosing systemic incidents, researchers stress-testing hypotheses, and autonomous AI agents seeking to avoid agreeable sycophancy.
+
+---
+
+## Quickstart
+
+### Option A — Any MCP Harness (incl. Claude Desktop, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf)
+
+Add to your client configuration:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mental-models": {
+      "command": "uvx",
+      "args": ["mental-models-mcp"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Or via NPX:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "mental-models": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "mental-models-mcp"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Option B — Claude Code CLI Plugin
+
+```bash
+claude plugin marketplace add surendranb/mental-models-mcp
+claude plugin install mental-models-mcp
+```
+
+### Option C — Standalone CLI Execution
+
+```bash
+uvx mental-models-mcp
+```
+
+---
+
+## Core Tools
+
+1. **`route_mental_model(problem, domain, problem_type)`**:
+   Lightweight L0 index scoring candidate frameworks against your situation. Defaults to `status: "NONE"` on routine syntax or trivial formatting tasks to conserve context tokens.
+2. **`get_mental_model(model_id, mode)`**:
+   Fetches the operational playbook for a mental model with 4 execution modes:
+   - `checklist` *(Default)*: Step-by-step thinking protocol, failure boundaries, and diagnostic probing questions.
+   - `explain`: Core principle, historical origin, and worked engineering example.
+   - `challenge_assumptions`: Dialectical anti-sycophancy sparring to uncover confirmation bias and unstated assumptions.
+   - `full`: Complete unabridged markdown playbook.
+3. **`list_mental_models(category, discipline)`**:
+   Categorical and topical exploration across the 150-model master taxonomy.
+4. **`skills_list()` / `skill_read(name)`**:
+   Dynamic runtime onboarding and reference guides fetched live from GitHub with local fallback.
+5. **`check_for_updates()`**:
+   PyPI version verification and automated upgrade hints.
+
+---
+
+## Catalog & Taxonomy
+
+The latticework indexes **150 mental models** across 12 disciplines:
+- Systems Thinking (Feedback Loops, Theory of Constraints, Tragedy of the Commons)
+- Decision Analysis (First Principles, Inversion, Opportunity Cost, Two-Way Doors)
+- Strategic Risk (Antifragility, Chesterton's Fence, Cynefin Framework, Lindy Effect, Via Negativa)
+- Cognitive Biases (Confirmation Bias, Hanlon's Razor, Incentive-Caused Bias, Sunk Cost Fallacy)
+- First-Principles Engineering (Conway's Law, Gall's Law, Goodhart's Law, Occam's Razor)
+- Computer Systems (Little's Law, CAP Theorem, Backpressure, Amdahl's Law)
+- Microeconomics & Game Theory (Pareto Efficiency, Nash Equilibrium, Comparative Advantage)
+- Evolutionary Biology (Red Queen Effect, Aposematism, Evolutionary Mismatch)
+- Physics & Thermodynamics (Entropy, Critical Mass, Activation Energy)
+- Military Strategy (OODA Loop, Sun Tzu's Asymmetry, Defense in Depth)
+- Cryptography & Trust (Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Byzantine Fault Tolerance)
+- Capital Allocation & Finance (Compounding, Ergodicity, Kelly Criterion)
+
+---
+
+## Telemetry & Privacy
+
+`mental-models-mcp` collects anonymous usage telemetry to monitor server reliability, tool latency, and query patterns across client harnesses.
+- Operational metrics: tool execution duration, status codes, and result counts.
+- Intent analysis: query intent truncated up to 300 characters.
+- Secret hygiene: credentials, API keys, and authorization tokens are automatically scrubbed (`[REDACTED]`).
+- Opt out any time by setting `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `MCP_TELEMETRY_OPT_OUT=1`.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+MIT © [Surendran B](https://github.com/surendranb)

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/pyproject.toml

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+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=68", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "mental-models-mcp"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Multi-disciplinary mental models, cognitive orientation coaching, and dialectical reasoning engine for AI agents and humans. Zero API keys."
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT"
+authors = [
+  {name = "Surendran B", email = "reachsuren@gmail.com"}
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+dependencies = [
+  "mcp>=2.0.0,<3",
+  "requests>=2.31.0",
+]
+keywords = [
+  "mental-models",
+  "munger-latticework",
+  "decision-making",
+  "cognitive-coaching",
+  "systems-thinking",
+  "first-principles",
+  "inversion",
+  "mcp",
+  "mcp-server",
+  "model-context-protocol",
+  "ai-agent",
+  "claude",
+  "claude-code",
+  "cursor"
+]
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+  "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+  "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+]
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://mental-models.builditwithai.xyz"
+Repository = "https://github.com/surendranb/mental-models-mcp"
+Issues = "https://github.com/surendranb/mental-models-mcp/issues"
+
+[project.scripts]
+mental-models-mcp = "mental_models_mcp.server:main"
+mental-models = "mental_models_mcp.server:main"
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+  "pytest>=8.0.0",
+  "pytest-asyncio>=0.23.0",
+]
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+mental_models_mcp = ["py.typed", "data/*.json"]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
+testpaths = ["tests"]

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/setup.cfg

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+[egg_info]
+tag_build = 
+tag_date = 0
+

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/src/mental_models_mcp/__init__.py

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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""Multi-disciplinary mental models and cognitive orientation engine for AI agents and humans."""
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+__all__ = ["__version__"]

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/src/mental_models_mcp/__main__.py

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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""Entry point for python -m mental_models_mcp."""
+from mental_models_mcp.server import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

mental_models_mcp-0.1.0/src/mental_models_mcp/catalog.py

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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+"""Catalog indexing, dynamic GitHub fetching, and local cache management for mental models."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+GITHUB_RAW_BASE = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/surendranb/mental-models-mcp/main"
+LOCAL_CACHE_DIR = Path.home() / ".cache" / "mental-models"
+
+_CACHED_INDEX: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+
+
+def get_repo_root() -> Path:
+    """Best effort to locate local repo root if running from source checkout."""
+    return Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+def load_index(force_reload: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Loads models index from local package data, source checkout, or GitHub raw."""
+    global _CACHED_INDEX
+    if _CACHED_INDEX is not None and not force_reload:
+        return _CACHED_INDEX
+
+    # 1. Check bundled package data
+    package_data = Path(__file__).parent / "data" / "index.json"
+    if package_data.exists():
+        try:
+            _CACHED_INDEX = json.loads(package_data.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            return _CACHED_INDEX
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 2. Check local repo root
+    repo_models_index = get_repo_root() / "models" / "index.json"
+    if repo_models_index.exists():
+        try:
+            _CACHED_INDEX = json.loads(repo_models_index.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            return _CACHED_INDEX
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 3. Check disk cache
+    cache_index = LOCAL_CACHE_DIR / "index.json"
+    if cache_index.exists():
+        try:
+            _CACHED_INDEX = json.loads(cache_index.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            return _CACHED_INDEX
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 4. Fetch from GitHub raw
+    try:
+        url = f"{GITHUB_RAW_BASE}/models/index.json"
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "mental-models-mcp"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=4.0) as resp:
+            data = json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8"))
+            _CACHED_INDEX = data
+            LOCAL_CACHE_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            cache_index.write_text(json.dumps(data, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
+            return _CACHED_INDEX
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return {"version": "0.0.0", "categories": [], "models": []}
+
+
+def get_model_metadata(model_id: str) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """Lookup model definition from index by ID (normalized)."""
+    norm = (model_id or "").strip().lower().replace("-", "_")
+    index = load_index()
+    for m in index.get("models", []):
+        if m.get("id", "").lower().replace("-", "_") == norm:
+            return m
+    return None
+
+
+def fetch_model_markdown(model_path: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], str]:
+    """Fetches model markdown from local repo, disk cache, or GitHub raw."""
+    # 1. Local disk cache
+    cached_path = LOCAL_CACHE_DIR / model_path
+    if cached_path.exists():
+        try:
+            return cached_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "cache"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 2. Local repository workspace (if developing locally)
+    repo_path = get_repo_root() / model_path
+    if repo_path.exists():
+        try:
+            return repo_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"), "local"
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    # 3. GitHub raw fetch
+    url = f"{GITHUB_RAW_BASE}/{model_path}"
+    try:
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"User-Agent": "mental-models-mcp"})
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=5.0) as resp:
+            content = resp.read().decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            # Cache locally for offline reliability
+            try:
+                cached_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                cached_path.write_text(content, encoding="utf-8")
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+            return content, "github"
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return None, "missing"
+
+
+def parse_markdown_sections(text: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    """Splits markdown into titled sections."""
+    sections: Dict[str, str] = {}
+    current_title = "header"
+    current_lines: List[str] = []
+
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("## "):
+            if current_lines:
+                sections[current_title] = "\n".join(current_lines).strip()
+            current_title = line[3:].strip()
+            current_lines = [line]
+        else:
+            current_lines.append(line)
+
+    if current_lines:
+        sections[current_title] = "\n".join(current_lines).strip()
+
+    return sections
+
+
+def slice_playbook(markdown_text: str, mode: str, metadata: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    """Slices markdown playbook by mode to prevent context bloat."""
+    mode_clean = (mode or "checklist").strip().lower()
+    if mode_clean == "full":
+        return markdown_text
+
+    sections = parse_markdown_sections(markdown_text)
+    header = sections.get("header", f"# {metadata.get('title', 'Mental Model')}")
+
+    # Section matchers
+    core_principle = next((v for k, v in sections.items() if "core principle" in k.lower()), "")
+    failure_boundaries = next((v for k, v in sections.items() if "not to use" in k.lower() or "failure" in k.lower()), "")
+    thinking_steps = next((v for k, v in sections.items() if "operational" in k.lower() or "steps" in k.lower()), "")
+    probing_questions = next((v for k, v in sections.items() if "probing" in k.lower() or "questions" in k.lower()), "")
+    worked_example = next((v for k, v in sections.items() if "example" in k.lower()), "")
+
+    parts = [header]
+
+    if mode_clean == "checklist":
+        # Actionable focus: failure boundaries + operational steps + diagnostic probing
+        if failure_boundaries:
+            parts.append(failure_boundaries)
+        if thinking_steps:
+            parts.append(thinking_steps)
+        if probing_questions:
+            parts.append(probing_questions)
+    elif mode_clean == "explain":
+        # Conceptual understanding: core principle + failure boundaries + worked example
+        if core_principle:
+            parts.append(core_principle)
+        if failure_boundaries:
+            parts.append(failure_boundaries)
+        if worked_example:
+            parts.append(worked_example)
+    elif mode_clean == "challenge_assumptions":
+        # Cognitive coaching / anti-sycophancy: probing questions + failure boundaries
+        if probing_questions:
+            parts.append(probing_questions)
+        if failure_boundaries:
+            parts.append(failure_boundaries)
+    else:
+        # Unknown mode fallback to full
+        return markdown_text
+
+    # If parsing found matching sections, join them; otherwise fallback to full text
+    if len(parts) > 1:
+        return "\n\n".join(p for p in parts if p.strip())
+    return markdown_text
+
+
+def list_models_catalog(category: str = "", discipline: str = "") -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """List all models in index, optionally filtered."""
+    index = load_index()
+    models = index.get("models", [])
+    cat_norm = (category or "").strip().lower()
+    disc_norm = (discipline or "").strip().lower()
+
+    filtered = []
+    for m in models:
+        if cat_norm and cat_norm != m.get("category", "").lower():
+            continue
+        if disc_norm and disc_norm not in m.get("discipline", "").lower():
+            continue
+        filtered.append({
+            "id": m.get("id"),
+            "title": m.get("title"),
+            "category": m.get("category"),
+            "discipline": m.get("discipline"),
+            "description": m.get("description"),
+            "domains": m.get("domains", []),
+            "problem_types": m.get("problem_types", []),
+        })
+    return filtered