mcp-chat

MCP Chat is a command-line interface application that enables interactive chat capabilities with AI models through the Anthropic API. The application supports document retrieval, command-based prompts, and extensible tool integrations via the MCP (Model Control Protocol) architecture.

• Python 3.9+
• Anthropic API Key

1. Create or edit the .env file in the project root and verify that the following variables are set correctly:

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=""  # Enter your Anthropic API secret key

uv is a fast Python package installer and resolver.

1. Install uv, if not already installed:

pip install uv

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

1. Install dependencies:

uv pip install -e .

1. Run the project

uv run main.py

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

1. Install dependencies:

pip install anthropic python-dotenv prompt-toolkit "mcp[cli]==1.8.0"

1. Run the project

python main.py

Simply type your message and press Enter to chat with the model.

Use the @ symbol followed by a document ID to include document content in your query:

> Tell me about @deposition.md

Use the / prefix to execute commands defined in the MCP server:

> /summarize deposition.md

Commands will auto-complete when you press Tab.

Edit the mcp_server.py file to add new documents to the docs dictionary.

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