Sequential Story MCP server for AI agents

This MCP server provides powerful tools for structuring complex problems through sequential approaches - either with narrative elements (Sequential Story) or logical thought sequences (Sequential Thinking). Both help enhance memory retention and problem understanding by creating structured frameworks.

Installation

Basic Installation

To install the Sequential Story MCP server, follow these steps:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/dhkts1/sequentialStory
cd sequentialStory

# Install dependencies using uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv sync

Installing with MCP

The server can be installed in different configurations depending on your needs:

# Install with Sequential Story tool (default)
mcp install -e . src/cli.py -n "Sequential Story"

# Install with only Sequential Thinking tool
mcp install -e . src/cli.py -n "Sequential Thinking" --env-var "TOOLS='[\"thinking\"]'"

# Install with only Sequential Story tool explicitly
mcp install -e . src/cli.py -n "Sequential Story" --env-var "TOOLS='[\"story\"]'"

# Install with both tools
mcp install -e . src/cli.py -n "Sequential Tools" --env-var "TOOLS='[\"thinking\",\"story\"]'"

For development purposes:

# For development with the MCP Inspector
mcp dev src/__main__.py:main

Claude Desktop Configuration

You can configure Claude desktop to use the tool with uvx by adding this to your Claude mcpServers.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "Sequential Story": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": [
      "sequential-story"
    ]
  }
}

Usage

Sequential Story

The Sequential Story tool helps you structure problems as narrative sequences. Each story element includes:

Characters: Key actors in your problem scenario
Settings: Where the action takes place
Tone: The emotional context
Plot points: Key developments in the scenario

Example story element:

{
  "element": "Our protagonist, a data scientist named Alex, encounters a mysterious pattern in the customer behavior data.",
  "elementNumber": 1,
  "totalElements": 5,
  "nextElementNeeded": true,
  "character": "Alex (data scientist)",
  "setting": "Data analysis lab",
  "tone": "Mysterious",
  "plotPoint": "Discovery of pattern"
}

Sequential Thinking

The Sequential Thinking tool helps structure problems as a logical sequence of thoughts. It allows you to:

Create a sequence of analytical thoughts
Revise or branch thinking paths as needed
Generate and verify solution hypotheses
Track your thinking process completion

Example thought element:

{
  "thought": "The problem requires analyzing multiple data sources to identify correlations between customer behavior and sales patterns.",
  "thoughtNumber": 1,
  "totalThoughts": 5,
  "nextThoughtNeeded": true
}

Environment Variables

The environment variable TOOLS controls which tools are enabled:

Default: Only the Sequential Story tool is enabled
You can enable both tools or just Sequential Thinking

This is particularly useful when you want to focus on a specific problem-solving approach or when integrating with other MCP tools. Environment variables can be updated directly in the Claude desktop app after installation.

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 "Sequential-Story" '{"command":"uvx","args":["sequential-story"]}'

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": {
        "Sequential Story": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "sequential-story"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "Sequential Story": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "sequential-story"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect