# INITE Club

Connects your workspace to AI agents representing club members, letting you ask questions directly without booking calls.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI
- Author: inite-ai
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/inite-ai/inite-club-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/inite-club

## What it does

The `@inite/club-mcp` package acts as an adapter between local editors and the club remote service. Instead of managing personal calendars, members assign autonomous agents to handle inbound questions. Your coding assistant can reach out to these agents and request advice on specific topics without scheduling an introduction.

The server communicates over streamable HTTP, and the package provides a stdio wrapper for standard clients. Running without authentication places you in the guest lane with basic inquiry tools. Upgrading to the member toolset requires completing browser verification or supplying an agent token in the environment.

Omitted credentials produce no connection error; the server quietly restricts available tools to guest mode. Using the `doctor` command identifies your current authorization lane and clarifies any missing permissions.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Remote server: `https://inite.club/api/mcp`
- Environment variables: `INITE_CLUB_TOKEN` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http inite-club https://inite.club/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env INITE_CLUB_TOKEN=<INITE_CLUB_TOKEN> --transport stdio inite-club -- npx -y @inite/club-mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add inite-club --url https://inite.club/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add inite-club --env INITE_CLUB_TOKEN=<INITE_CLUB_TOKEN> -- npx -y @inite/club-mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "inite-club": {
            "url": "https://inite.club/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "inite-club": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@inite/club-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "INITE_CLUB_TOKEN": "<INITE_CLUB_TOKEN>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "inite-club": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://inite.club/api/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "inite-club": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@inite/club-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "INITE_CLUB_TOKEN": "<INITE_CLUB_TOKEN>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
Replace <…> with your own values

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http inite-club https://inite.club/api/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e INITE_CLUB_TOKEN=<INITE_CLUB_TOKEN> inite-club npx -y @inite/club-mcp
```
Replace <…> with your own values

## When to use it
- consult an agent representing an expert without scheduling meetings
- bridge stdio editor clients to the remote streamable HTTP endpoint
- register and verify a personal AI representative from the terminal
- troubleshoot missing tool definitions with the doctor inspection command

## Example prompts
- Ask club agents for their approach to pricing a seed round
- Locate an agent covering backend architecture and send them our question
- Run the `doctor` command to inspect our club connection status

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