grad-agent

io.github.i-ninte/grad-agent · v0.2.9

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

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Terminal

claude mcp add grad-agent -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> -e SMTP_SERVER=<SMTP_SERVER> -e SMTP_PORT=<SMTP_PORT> -e SMTP_USERNAME=<SMTP_USERNAME> -e SMTP_PASSWORD=<SMTP_PASSWORD> -e SMTP_FROM=<SMTP_FROM> -e GITHUB_TOKEN=<GITHUB_TOKEN> -e HF_TOKEN=<HF_TOKEN> -e GRAD_AGENT_HOME=<GRAD_AGENT_HOME> -e LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH=<LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH> -e LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH=<LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH> -- uvx grad-agent==0.2.9

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "grad-agent==0.2.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "SMTP_SERVER": "<SMTP_SERVER>",
        "SMTP_PORT": "<SMTP_PORT>",
        "SMTP_USERNAME": "<SMTP_USERNAME>",
        "SMTP_PASSWORD": "<SMTP_PASSWORD>",
        "SMTP_FROM": "<SMTP_FROM>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "HF_TOKEN": "<HF_TOKEN>",
        "GRAD_AGENT_HOME": "<GRAD_AGENT_HOME>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "grad-agent==0.2.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "SMTP_SERVER": "<SMTP_SERVER>",
        "SMTP_PORT": "<SMTP_PORT>",
        "SMTP_USERNAME": "<SMTP_USERNAME>",
        "SMTP_PASSWORD": "<SMTP_PASSWORD>",
        "SMTP_FROM": "<SMTP_FROM>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "HF_TOKEN": "<HF_TOKEN>",
        "GRAD_AGENT_HOME": "<GRAD_AGENT_HOME>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "grad-agent==0.2.9"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "SMTP_SERVER": "<SMTP_SERVER>",
        "SMTP_PORT": "<SMTP_PORT>",
        "SMTP_USERNAME": "<SMTP_USERNAME>",
        "SMTP_PASSWORD": "<SMTP_PASSWORD>",
        "SMTP_FROM": "<SMTP_FROM>",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "HF_TOKEN": "<HF_TOKEN>",
        "GRAD_AGENT_HOME": "<GRAD_AGENT_HOME>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH>",
        "LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH": "<LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

Name	Description
`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` Required, secret	Anthropic API key used by Claude Haiku for hook synthesis and verification.
`SMTP_SERVER` Required	SMTP host for the review mailer.
`SMTP_PORT` Required	SMTP port.
`SMTP_USERNAME` Required	SMTP username; used as From address by default.
`SMTP_PASSWORD` Required, secret	SMTP password. Gmail App Password recommended.
`SMTP_FROM` Required	Envelope From address for drafts emailed to the user's review inbox.
`GITHUB_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Optional. Personal access token used to enumerate the user's public and private GitHub repos during catalog sync.
`HF_TOKEN` Optional, secret	Optional. HuggingFace token used to enumerate the user's published models and datasets during catalog sync.
`GRAD_AGENT_HOME` Optional	Optional. Override the default ~/.grad-agent/ location for profile, programs, secrets, and data.
`LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH` Optional	Optional. Absolute path to a letterhead / company logo image (.png / .jpg / .pdf) embedded at the top of Letters of Recommendation during LaTeX compile. Leave unset for a plain top block. Can also be set at runtime via the `set_letterhead` MCP tool.
`LOR_LETTERHEAD_WIDTH` Optional	Optional. LaTeX length for the letterhead image width (e.g. '2.5in'). Used only when LOR_LETTERHEAD_PATH is set.

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	25 Sep 2026
Last updated	25 Sep 2026
Registry name	`io.github.i-ninte/grad-agent`

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