build-in-public-mcp: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

build-in-public-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp. It costs 1,726 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of Claude Code instructions for working on the Build in Public MCP Server project. It documents the project, build and development commands, testing status, and installation steps.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when developing the Build in Public MCP Server, including building TypeScript, running development mode, starting the server, and adding it to Claude Code.
Why use it?
It gives Claude Code project-specific guidance so it knows how the code is organized and how to build or run it.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on build-in-public-mcp 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 build-in-public-mcp configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp. 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
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp

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CLAUDE.md · 207 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 207 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

Build in Public MCP Server is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables developers to share their coding progress on Twitter directly from Claude Code. It analyzes coding sessions and generates AI-powered tweet suggestions about achievements, learnings, and progress.

Development Commands

Build and Development

# Build TypeScript to JavaScript
npm run build

# Watch mode for development (auto-rebuild on changes)
npm run dev

# Start the MCP server
npm start

Testing

# No tests currently configured
npm test  # Returns error - tests not implemented yet

Installation & Publishing

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Global installation (for testing)
npm install -g .

# Add to Claude Code via npx (recommended for users)
claude mcp add --transport stdio build-in-public npx @lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp

# Add to Claude Code via global install
claude mcp add --transport stdio build-in-public build-in-public-mcp

Architecture

MCP Server Design (STDIO Transport)

This is an MCP server that communicates with Claude Code using STDIO transport. The architecture follows this pattern:

Claude Code ←→ STDIO ←→ MCP Server (local process) ←→ Twitter API
                              ↓
                   ~/.build-in-public/
                   - auth.json (OAuth tokens)
                   - context.json (Session context)
                   - history.json (Tweet history)

Key architectural points:

  • 100% local - No external servers or databases
  • STDIO transport - Uses stdin/stdout for MCP protocol communication (stderr for logging)
  • Session-based - Tracks coding sessions and generates suggestions based on accumulated context
  • OAuth 1.0a - PIN-based Twitter authentication flow

Entry Point

src/index.ts is the main entry point that:

  • Initializes the MCP server using @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
  • Registers MCP tools and prompts
  • Sets up STDIO transport for Claude Code integration
  • Handles all tool call requests
  • Uses stderr for logging (stdout is reserved for MCP protocol)

Read the full file on GitHub · 207 lines

Changes

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build-in-public-mcp CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository lucianfialho/build-in-public-mcp (9 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,726 tokens to every session, about $0.0086 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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