Anti-BS MCP server

The Anti-Bullshit MCP Server is a powerful tool that analyzes claims, validates sources, and detects manipulation using multiple epistemological frameworks. It integrates with Claude to provide comprehensive evaluation of information quality and reliability.

Features

The server offers three main tools for detecting and analyzing bullshit:

Analyze Claim

Examines claims using multiple epistemological frameworks:

• Empirical Framework

  • Focuses on verifiable evidence
  • Evaluates reproducible results
  • Cross-references academic and scientific sources
  • Assesses methodological rigor

• Responsible Framework

  • Evaluates ethical implications
  • Assesses community impact
  • Considers traditional knowledge
  • Validates source credibility

• Harmonic Framework

  • Assesses coherence with established knowledge
  • Integrates multiple perspectives
  • Considers contextual appropriateness
  • Evaluates systemic implications

• Pluralistic Framework

  • Combines all other frameworks
  • Considers multiple ways of knowing
  • Evaluates contextual appropriateness
  • Assesses practical outcomes
  • Checks alignment with community values

Validate Sources

• Extracts and analyzes cited sources
• Validates credibility and authority
• Cross-references across multiple platforms
• Evaluates methodological soundness
• Checks for conflicts of interest

Check Manipulation

Detects manipulation tactics including:

• Emotional manipulation
• Social pressure
• False authority
• Artificial scarcity
• Urgency creation

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 18.0.0
• npm or yarn

Setup Instructions

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

2. Build the server:

   npm run build
   

3. Add to Claude Desktop (MacOS):

   Create or edit the following configuration file:

   Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

   Add this configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "anti-bullshit": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/path/to/anti-bullshit-mcp-server/build/index.js"]
       }
     }
   }
   

   For VSCode extension users, the configuration path is: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json

Usage Examples

Here are some practical ways to use the MCP server:

Analyzing Claims

// Analyze a claim with the empirical framework
const result = await analyze_claim({
  text: "Studies show that 87% of experts agree with this controversial claim",
  framework: "empirical"
});

Validating Sources

// Validate sources using the responsible framework
const validation = await validate_sources({
  text: "According to Dr. Smith's groundbreaking research...",
  framework: "responsible"
});

Checking for Manipulation

// Check for manipulation tactics
const check = await check_manipulation({
  text: "Act now! This exclusive offer expires in the next 10 minutes!"
});

The server uses 2025-01-01 as the reference date for temporal analysis of claims, which is particularly relevant for philosophical analysis of time-dependent claims.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "anti-bullshit" '{"command":"node","args":["/path/to/anti-bullshit-mcp-server/build/index.js"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "anti-bullshit": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/anti-bullshit-mcp-server/build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your 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

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "anti-bullshit": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/path/to/anti-bullshit-mcp-server/build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect