Think Tool MCP Server

MCP server providing a reflection tool for AI assistants to create cognitive checkpoints and structured reasoning

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Think Tool MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Think Tool, the think tool mcp server is the bridge. MCP server providing a reflection tool for AI assistants to create cognitive checkpoints and structured reasoning.

What Think Tool does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides a "reflect" tool for AI assistants to create cognitive checkpoints and structured reasoning. This tool helps LLMs maintain context, reflect on their work, and think through complex problems systematically.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 4 tools directly:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server
  • Windsurf — The Windsurf tool exposed by this server
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server

Installing the think tool mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as mcp-reflection-tool, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Requirements

  • Node.js 18+ or Bun runtime - npm or bun package manager

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Think Tool sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Cursor, Windsurf, Prerequisites among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by fourcolors, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the think tool mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.
WindsurfThe Windsurf tool exposed by this server.
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Think Tool MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "think-tool": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-reflection-tool"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ or Bun runtime - npm or bun package manager

Example prompts to try

  • Use Think Tool to Cursor.
  • Use Think Tool to Windsurf.
  • Use Think Tool to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Think Tool to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Prerequisites, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Think Tool directly.