Chain-of-Thought Recursive Thinking MCP Server
v2.2.0 - Expert Roles, Custom Checklists, and Strict Validation!
Token-efficient MCP server that makes AI agents think deeper through structured reasoning chains, self-critique, and automatic rethinking loops.
🎯 What's New in v2.2.0
| Feature | Description | Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| Expert Roles | AI assumes specific personas (e.g., Security Architect) | Rigorous perspective-based thinking |
| Custom Checklists | Validate solutions against specific requirements | Tailored quality enforcement |
| Strict Mode | Prevents finalization unless all criteria are met | High-bar production quality |
| Chain of Thought | AI explains WHY it chose each solution | Transparent reasoning, better decisions |
| Self-Evaluation | AI rates its own solutions (1-10 scale) | Honest assessment of solution quality |
| Rethink Loop | Automatic rethinking if rating <7 or issues found | Continuous improvement |
✨ Features
- 🧠 Chain of Thought: AI must explain reasoning behind every decision
- 🎭 Expert Roles: Inject specialized expertise into the thinking process
- 📋 Custom Checklists: Force AI to validate against your specific requirements
- ⚖️ Strict Mode: Ensure the AI never settles for "good enough"
- 📊 Self-Evaluation: AI rates solutions with score (1-10), good/bad flag, and rationale
- 🔄 Continuous Rethinking: Automatically rethinks if solution scored <7 or has weaknesses
- 🎯 Phase-Based Workflow: Structured 5-phase thinking process
- 💰 Token Optimized: Smart compression, phase-focused prompts (~70% reduction)
🔄 How It Works
The 5 Phases
┌─────────────┐
│ 1. EXPLORE │ ──→ Propose solution with reasoning & expert perspective
└──────┬──────┘
▼
┌─────────────┐
│ 2. JUSTIFY │ ──→ Critically examine reasoning & assumptions
└──────┬──────┘
▼
┌─────────────┐
│ 3. EVALUATE│ ──→ Rate solution (1-10) against checklist
└──────┬──────┘
▼
┌───┴───┐
│ Score │
│ ≥7? │ ──NO─→ ┌─────────────┐
└───┬───┘ │ 4. RETHINK │ ──→ Improve based on weaknesses
│YES └──────┬──────┘
▼ │
┌─────────────┐ │
│ 5. FINALIZE│ ←──────────┘
└─────────────┘
🚀 Usage
Starting a Thinking Session with Advanced Config
await mcp.callTool('recursive_thinking', {
action: 'start',
task: 'Design a highly available database schema for a global payment system',
config: {
role: 'Database Reliability Engineer',
checklist: [
'Must handle 10k transactions/sec',
'ACID compliance mandatory',
'Multi-region failover strategy',
'Data encryption at rest and in transit'
],
strictMode: true,
minRating: 8
}
});
⚙️ Configuration Options
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
role |
string | - | Expert persona to assume (e.g., 'Senior DevOps') |
checklist |
string[] | [] | Specific requirements to validate against |
strictMode |
boolean | false | If true, fails instead of finalizing if criteria aren't met |
maxDepth |
number | 5 | Maximum recursion depth |
minConfidence |
number | 0.85 | Stop when confidence meets threshold |
minRating |
number | 7 | Minimum acceptable score (1-10) |
enableRethinking |
boolean | true | Enable continuous refinement loop |
📦 Installation
npx -y recursive-thinking-mcp
📄 License
MIT
