How do I connect Cynical Sally MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add cynical-sally -- npx -y @cynicalsally/cli roast ./src/` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Cynical Sally MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Cynical Sally MCP Server do?

Cynical Sally MCP Server documents 8 tools to the agent, including sally_brainstorm, sally_explain, sally_frontend. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Cynical Sally

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'cynical-sally' -- 'npx' '-y' '@cynicalsally/cli' 'roast' './src/'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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8 of 8 tools

Documented tools (8)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

sally_brainstorm

Feedback on ideas and approaches

sally_explain

Explain code with Sally's personality

sally_frontend

Frontend/UI code review

sally_marketing

Marketing copy review

sally_refactor

Refactoring suggestions with before/after

sally_review_pr

Review PR diffs

sally_roast

Code review with score, issues, and fixes

sally_usage

Check quota and account status

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Questions about Cynical Sally MCP Server

How do I connect Cynical Sally MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add cynical-sally -- npx -y @cynicalsally/cli roast ./src/` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Cynical Sally MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Cynical Sally MCP Server do?: Cynical Sally MCP Server documents 8 tools to the agent, including sally_brainstorm, sally_explain, sally_frontend. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.