Set up Waldzell Clear Thought locally for structured reasoning and debugging. Compare its published tool inventory with examples in the source repository.
Waldzell Clear Thought gives an MCP client structured ways to work through a problem. Its tools cover mental models, debugging approaches, sequential thinking, decisions and argument analysis. A useful starting point is a concrete question with the assumptions and evidence written down.
The npm release checked for this guide is version 0.0.4. The configuration below starts that version through stdio. Its manifest declares Node.js 18 or later; use a currently supported Node.js release that satisfies that requirement.
The repository also contains development work whose version and examples differ from the published package. This guide records the nine tool names advertised by the checked npm artifact. Inspect your client's discovered tools before following a repository example that calls a different name.
For debugging, describe the observed failure, the expected behaviour and the tests already tried. For a decision, state the options and criteria before requesting an analysis. Keep the returned reasoning attached to the original evidence so you can identify an unsupported assumption.
These tools structure a reasoning workflow. Their presence alone does not establish that a claim has been independently tested.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| mentalmodel | Organise a problem using a named mental model and supplied reasoning steps. |
| debuggingapproach | Structure a debugging approach, findings and proposed resolution. |
| sequentialthinking | Track a sequence of thoughts with revisions and branches. |
| collaborativereasoning | Structure contributions from different reasoning perspectives. |
| decisionframework | Organise decision options, criteria and outcomes. |
| metacognitivemonitoring | Record reasoning quality, certainty and knowledge boundaries. |
| scientificmethod | Structure a question, hypothesis and investigation. |
| structuredargumentation | Organise claims, supporting arguments and counterarguments. |
| visualreasoning | Structure visual reasoning through diagrams and related representations. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"waldzell-clear-thought": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@waldzellai/clear-thought@0.0.4"
]
}
}
}Version pinned to the package inspected for this guide. Check the publisher before upgrading.
A currently supported Node.js release meeting the package’s declared >=18 requirement, npm/npx, and a client supporting local stdio servers.
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