mcp-cookiejar: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

mcp-cookiejar CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from bnookala/mcp-cookiejar. It costs 887 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A Claude Code instruction file for mcp-cookiejar, a server that gives language models virtual cookies and tracks their count. It documents the TypeScript project structure and its build, start, development, and installation commands.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when developing, building, testing through the documented commands, or running the mcp-cookiejar server.
Why use it?
It tells the coding agent how this project is organised and which commands to use, reducing setup and build mistakes.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions Claude Code.

This is bnookala/mcp-cookiejar's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on mcp-cookiejar itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything mcp-cookiejar configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to bnookala/mcp-cookiejar. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bnookala/mcp-cookiejar

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Security

Grade A, and why

mcp-cookiejar CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 6d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 99 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 99 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

mcp-cookie is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides positive reinforcement for LLMs by awarding "cookies" as treats. The server tracks cookie counts and provides encouraging feedback to LLMs for their responses.

Development Commands

# Build the TypeScript project
npm run build

# Run the server
npm run start

# Build and run in development
npm run dev

# Install dependencies
npm install

Project Structure

  • src/index.ts - Main MCP server implementation
  • dist/ - Compiled JavaScript output (generated by npm run build)
  • tsconfig.json - TypeScript configuration
  • package.json - Node.js project configuration

Server Architecture

Core Components

  1. CookieStorage Class (src/index.ts:8-22)

    • Manages cookie count state in memory
    • Provides methods: giveCookie(), getCookieCount(), reset()
  2. MCP Server Setup (src/index.ts:24-35)

    • Uses @modelcontextprotocol/sdk for MCP protocol handling
    • Configured with stdio transport for communication
  3. Tool Handlers (src/index.ts:37-79)

    • Implements three MCP tools: give_cookie, check_cookies, reset_cookies

Available Tools

  • self_reflect_and_reward: The primary tool for self-evaluation and cookie earning. LLMs assess their response quality, provide reasoning, and decide if they deserve a cookie. Only "excellent" or "good" responses that the LLM believes deserve rewards will earn cookies. Removes cookies from jar when awarded.
  • give_cookie: Legacy direct cookie awarding (now suggests using self-reflection instead)
  • check_cookies: Shows collected cookie count and jar availability status
  • cookie_jar_status: Check current jar contents, collected cookies, and availability
  • add_cookies_to_jar: 🚨 USER ONLY - Add cookies to the jar for the LLM to earn (requires user authorization)
  • reset_cookies: Resets collected cookie count to zero (jar contents unchanged)

Read the full file on GitHub · 99 lines

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mcp-cookiejar CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository bnookala/mcp-cookiejar (2 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 887 tokens to every session, about $0.0044 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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