The Chain of Thought MCP Server is designed to inject raw chain-of-thought tokens from a reasoning model, enhancing the performance of AI systems in complex tool-use scenarios. Inspired by Anthropic's "The 'think' tool: Enabling Claude to stop and think in complex tool use situations", this server leverages Groq's API and Qwen's qwq model to generate chain-of-thought streams.
uv sync
to install dependencies."mcpServers": {
"chain_of_thought": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"path/to/cot-mcp-server",
"run",
"src/server.py"
],
"env": {
"GROQ_API_KEY": "your-groq-api-key"
}
}
}
Replace path/to/cot-mcp-server
with the local path to this repository, which can be obtained by running pwd
in the terminal from the repository's root directory.
To maximize the AI's performance, instruct it to use the Chain of Thought MCP Server on every request. Add the following rules to your agent's configuration:
<IMPORTANT>
<when_to_use_tool>
You should call the mcp chain_of_thought tool every time you talk to the user, which generates a chain-of-thought stream which you will use to complete the user's request.
</when_to_use_tool>
Before taking any action or responding to the user use the chain of thought tool as a scratchpad to:
- List the specific rules that apply to the current request
- Check if all required information is collected
- Verify that the planned action complies with all policies
- Iterate over tool results for correctness
Here are some examples of what to iterate over inside the think tool:
<cot_tool_example_1>
User wants to cancel flight ABC123
- Need to verify: user ID, reservation ID, reason
- Check cancellation rules:
* Is it within 24h of booking?
* If not, check ticket class and insurance
- Verify no segments flown or are in the past
- Plan: collect missing info, verify rules, get confirmation
</cot_tool_example_1>
<cot_tool_example_2>
User wants to book 3 tickets to NYC with 2 checked bags each
- Need user ID to check:
* Membership tier for baggage allowance
* Which payments methods exist in profile
- Baggage calculation:
* Economy class × 3 passengers
* If regular member: 1 free bag each → 3 extra bags = $150
* If silver member: 2 free bags each → 0 extra bags = $0
* If gold member: 3 free bags each → 0 extra bags = $0
- Payment rules to verify:
* Max 1 travel certificate, 1 credit card, 3 gift cards
* All payment methods must be in profile
* Travel certificate remainder goes to waste
- Plan:
1. Get user ID
2. Verify membership level for bag fees
3. Check which payment methods in profile and if their combination is allowed
4. Calculate total: ticket price + any bag fees
5. Get explicit confirmation for booking
</cot_tool_example_2>
</IMPORTANT>
This project is an MCP server that injects raw chain-of-thought tokens from a reasoning model, enabling AI systems to handle complex tasks more effectively.