self_critique

MCP tool from The Designer by 1999AZZAR

Score output on 6 quality axes (P-H-E-S-R-V) — anything < 3 triggers revision

How to use it

self_critique is exposed by the The Designer MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the self_critique tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install The Designer

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

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