grad-agent

by i-ninteio.github.i-ninte/grad-agentv0.2.9

Autonomous MCP agent for grad school applications: prof discovery, cold emails, SOP, tracking.

  • Runs on your machine
  • No known advisories

Version checks

  • Available on PyPI, latest 0.2.9 · checked

Not run yet – package checks are being switched on. It runs from a package on your machine, so instead of uptime we will start each new version in our sandbox.

How we check

Run it on your machine

Run in a terminal:

claude mcp add --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY --env SMTP_SERVER=YOUR_SMTP_SERVER --env SMTP_PORT=YOUR_SMTP_PORT --env SMTP_USERNAME=YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME --env SMTP_PASSWORD=YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD --env SMTP_FROM=YOUR_SMTP_FROM --transport stdio grad-agent -- uvx grad-agent==0.2.9

Replace YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,YOUR_SMTP_SERVER,YOUR_SMTP_PORT,YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME,YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD,YOUR_SMTP_FROM with your own values.

For agents: the install prompt

Every step above as one Markdown text, for an assistant installing it for you.

# Install the MCP server grad-agent (`io.github.i-ninte/grad-agent`)

Its page: https://plug.directory/servers/io.github.i-ninte/grad-agent

It runs on the person's machine and needs uv installed.

Ask the person for `YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `YOUR_SMTP_SERVER`, `YOUR_SMTP_PORT`, `YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME`, `YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD`, `YOUR_SMTP_FROM` and put it in place of the placeholder; never invent a value.

Use the section for the person's client.

## Claude Desktop, Cursor, Devin Desktop, Cline, LM Studio, Gemini CLI, mcp-client-cli, oterm, TUUI, BoltAI, AnythingLLM, Augment Code, Bob Shell, ECA, Kiro, Kiro CLI

Merge into the place for the person's client:

- Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json (Settings › Developer › Edit Config)
- Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- Devin Desktop: ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json
- Cline: cline_mcp_settings.json (MCP Servers › Configure › Configure MCP Servers)
- LM Studio: mcp.json (Program › Install › Edit mcp.json)
- Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
- mcp-client-cli: ~/.llm/config.json
- oterm: config.json in oterm's data folder (~/Library/Application Support/oterm on macOS, ~/.local/share/oterm on Linux, %APPDATA%\oterm on Windows)
- TUUI: resources/assets/config/mcp.json in the installed app
- BoltAI: ~/.boltai/mcp.json
- AnythingLLM: anythingllm_mcp_servers.json in the AnythingLLM storage plugins directory
- Augment Code: Augment Settings Panel – MCP section – Import from JSON (VS Code extension)
- Bob Shell: ~/.bob/settings/mcp.json (global) or .bob/mcp.json (project)
- ECA: ~/.config/eca/config.json (global) or .eca/config.json in the project
- Kiro: ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json (user) or .kiro/settings/mcp.json (workspace)
- Kiro CLI: ~/.kiro/settings/mcp.json (user) or .kiro/settings/mcp.json (workspace)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grad-agent==0.2.9"],
      "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Claude Code

Run in a terminal:

```sh
claude mcp add --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY --env SMTP_SERVER=YOUR_SMTP_SERVER --env SMTP_PORT=YOUR_SMTP_PORT --env SMTP_USERNAME=YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME --env SMTP_PASSWORD=YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD --env SMTP_FROM=YOUR_SMTP_FROM --transport stdio grad-agent -- uvx grad-agent==0.2.9
```

## VS Code

Merge into .vscode/mcp.json:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grad-agent==0.2.9"],
      "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Zed

Merge into ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

```json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grad-agent==0.2.9"],
      "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Continue

Merge into ~/.continue/config.yaml:

```yaml
mcpServers:
  - name: "grad-agent"
    type: stdio
    command: "uvx"
    args:
      - "grad-agent==0.2.9"
    env:
      "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
      "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER"
      "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT"
      "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME"
      "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD"
      "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM"
```

## Goose

Merge into ~/.config/goose/config.yaml:

```yaml
extensions:
  "grad-agent":
    type: stdio
    name: "grad-agent"
    enabled: true
    cmd: "uvx"
    args: ["grad-agent==0.2.9"]
    env_keys: []
    envs: { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    timeout: 300
```

## Codex

Run in a terminal:

```sh
codex mcp add grad-agent --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY --env SMTP_SERVER=YOUR_SMTP_SERVER --env SMTP_PORT=YOUR_SMTP_PORT --env SMTP_USERNAME=YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME --env SMTP_PASSWORD=YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD --env SMTP_FROM=YOUR_SMTP_FROM -- uvx grad-agent==0.2.9
```

## Agenvoy

Merge into ~/.config/agenvoy/mcp.json:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grad-agent==0.2.9"],
      "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Amp

Merge into ~/.config/amp/settings.json (user) or .amp/settings.json (workspace):

```json
{
  "amp.mcpServers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["grad-agent==0.2.9"],
      "env": { "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY", "SMTP_SERVER": "YOUR_SMTP_SERVER", "SMTP_PORT": "YOUR_SMTP_PORT", "SMTP_USERNAME": "YOUR_SMTP_USERNAME", "SMTP_PASSWORD": "YOUR_SMTP_PASSWORD", "SMTP_FROM": "YOUR_SMTP_FROM" }
    }
  }
}
```

Then restart the client, or reload its MCP servers, and ask it to list the server's tools to confirm it started.

Known advisories

None known for its packages.

Checked 2026-10-28 against OSV.dev and deps.dev.

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