steelmind-mcp

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The research-grounded reasoning MCP server for AI agents. Combines step-by-step sequential thinking with steel-manning verification — backed by 43+ cognitive science and AI research papers.

Steelmind gives your AI agent two tools:

• `think` — Record structured reasoning steps with sequential decomposition. Embeds Socratic self-questioning and Polya's problem-solving method.
• `verify` — Challenge conclusions with steel-manning before committing. Embeds dialectical evaluation from MetaCrit and SIEV research.

The code is minimal. The descriptions do the heavy lifting — tool descriptions account for ~80% of reasoning improvement per Anthropic τ-bench research.

| Feature | Think MCP | Sequential Thinking | Steelmind | | ------------------------------ | --------- | ------------------- | ------------- | | Step tracking | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | | Adjustable step count | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | | Cognitive mode separation | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | | Steel-manning verification | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | | Socratic self-questioning | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | | Research-grounded descriptions | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | | Verify nudge on completion | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | | Tool count | 1 | 1 | 2