mcp

This MCP server, @alanagoyal/mcp-server, provides AI assistants with information about Alan A. Goyal and Basecase, drawing from alanagoyal.com and basecase.vc. It is designed to integrate with popular IDE-assisted AI development environments like Windsurf and Cursor, exposing a set of documentation and tooling capabilities that help you explore and interact with the Basecase documentation and related context. Once running, tools exposed by the server can be invoked from within your development environment to fetch structured context, generate explanations, or navigate basecase documentation in a contextual, integrated manner. The server is typically invoked via npx to fetch the latest version and run in your workspace, ensuring you have access to up-to-date content.

In Windsurf or Cursor, you configure the mcp server under your workspace settings so that the environment can call the server and retrieve contextual information as you work on projects related to Basecase or Alan A. Goyal. If a tool call fails, you may need to restart the host application or re-enable the MCP server in the respective settings panel to re-establish the connection.

Prerequisites:

• Node.js and npm/npx installed on your machine
• Internet access to fetch the MCP server package

Install and configure (recommended via npx):

1. Install the MCP server using npx for your environment. This fetches the latest @alanagoyal/mcp-server package and configures it for use in your editor integrations.

macOS/Linux and Windows steps mirror the options shown in the README:

• macOS/Linux ( Windsurf or Cursor with macOS/Linux):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@alanagoyal/mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

• Windows ( Windsurf or Cursor with Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "basecase": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@alanagoyal/mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

2. Save the configuration to your editor’s MCP configuration file:

• Windsurf: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
• Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json (in your project root)

3. Restart the host application (Windsurf or Cursor) to apply the changes. If a tool call fails, re-open the host or re-enable the MCP server in settings.

4. Verify that the basecase tooling is available in your workspace and start using the provided MCP tools via your editor’s interface.

Notes and tips:

• The MCP server is configured under the name basecase in the examples; you can rename or duplicate configurations if you want to host multiple context providers.
• When using Windsurf, fully quit and re-open the application after adding the MCP server config to ensure tool calls are wired correctly.
• If tool calls fail, re-start the MCP server from the editor’s settings and retry.
• The server pulls content from alanagoyal.com and basecase.vc to provide contextual information; ensure your network allows access to these sources for best results.
• No additional environment variables are required for the basic setup; you can extend env vars if your deployment workflow requires extra configuration.