Claude Code Palimpsest — censorship, China economy and model-eval observatory research_catalog
How to: Claude Code Palimpsest — censorship, China economy and model-eval observatory research_catalog
Add Palimpsest — censorship, China economy and model-eval observatory to Claude Code
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Run this in your project directory.
claude mcp add --transport http palimpsest https://api.seiche.info/palimpsest/mcp-
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Restart your session so the server is picked up.
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Ask for something research_catalog does. Claude Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls research_catalog itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Palimpsest — censorship, China economy and model-eval observatory's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Adds it for this project only. Append --scope user to make it available everywhere. Claude Code docs
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.