Cotforce MCP Server

Give brains to your small models. MCP server enforcing step-by-step Chain-of-Thought.

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What is the Cotforce MCP Server?

Give brains to your small models. MCP server enforcing step-by-step Chain-of-Thought.

What you get

A 4-billion-parameter Gemma cannot solve SEND + MORE = MONEY. It's a classic cryptarithmetic puzzle — 8 unique digits, 5 columns, 4 carry values. A bare 4B model guesses randomly. It hallucinates digits. It loses track of carries after column 2.

What the assistant can call

Once Cotforce MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Example — The Example tool exposed by this server
  • Scripts — The Scripts tool exposed by this server
  • Testing — The test suite uses Jest with ts-jest (ESM) and @slbdn/mcp-tester for MCP server integration testing:

Configuration and credentials

You will need 5 environment variables: MODE, API_BASE_URL, MODEL, MAX_RETRIES, TIMEOUT. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Setting it up

@slbdn/cotforce-mcp on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.

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Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
Successstructured CoT result.

How to install the Cotforce MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotforce": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "node_modules/@slbdn/cotforce-mcp/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MODE": "direct",
        "API_BASE_URL": "http://localhost:1234/v1",
        "MODEL": "gemma-4-e4b-it-mlx"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MODEDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Optional
API_BASE_URLDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
MODELDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Cotforce MCP to Example.”
  • “Use Cotforce MCP to Scripts.”
  • “Use Cotforce MCP to Testing.”

Frequently asked questions

Give brains to your small models. MCP server enforcing step-by-step Chain-of-Thought. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.