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grad-agent for Claude Desktop

io.github.i-ninte/grad-agent

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

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install grad-agent in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grad-agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "grad-agent"
      ],
      "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>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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