Cascade Kit

Portable distribution package for Cascade organizational intelligence. Installs commands, MCP servers, and configuration for Claude Code.

Quick Start

npx @cascade-hq/kit setup

This runs an interactive setup that:

1. Authenticates you with your Cascade org (email + password or magic link)
2. Installs 41 commands into ~/.claude/commands/cse/ (available as /cse:* slash commands)
3. Configures the MCP server so Claude can directly push/pull data from your org
4. Sets up project config with .mcp.json and CLAUDE.md

For all 41 MCP tools instead of the default 18:

npx @cascade-hq/kit setup --full

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | cascade-kit setup | Full interactive setup (core tier, 18 MCP tools) | | cascade-kit setup --full | Full setup with all 41 MCP tools | | cascade-kit login | Authenticate with Cascade | | cascade-kit status | Check installation status | | cascade-kit skills | Install/update commands only | | cascade-kit mcp | Configure MCP servers only | | cascade-kit mcp --full | Configure MCP with all 41 tools | | cascade-kit uninstall | Remove Cascade configuration |

What Gets Installed

Commands (41)

Slash commands available in any Claude Code session. Type /cse: to autocomplete:

| Command | Purpose | |---------|---------| | /cse:search | Search org knowledge (decisions, research, patterns) | | /cse:decide | Pull context before making a decision | | /cse:research | Generate a deep research white paper | | /cse:strategy | Strategic analysis (JTBD, Moat, Blue Ocean, etc.) | | /cse:legal | Legal analysis (IP, Contract, M&A, Privacy, etc.) | | /cse:spec | Spec-driven engineering pipeline | | /cse:mine | Extract intelligence from transcripts | | /cse:rundown | AI-led strategic interview | | /cse:brainstorm | Guided brainstorming to pipeline | | /cse:braindump | Brain dump raw thoughts into packages | | /cse:log | Capture a decision to the org log | | /cse:capture | Log completed work as a tracked package | | /cse:status | Check pending work and system status | | /cse:context | See what Cascade knows about your org | | /cse:curator | Browse and act on your research firehose | | /cse:eval | Score report quality | | /cse:drift | Detect strategy drift | | /cse:intel | Competitive intelligence | | /cse:risk | Risk register management | | /cse:publish | Produce branded white papers and PDFs | | /cse:system-map | Generate interactive architecture map | | ...and 20 more | Type /cse: to see all |

MCP Server (tiered)

The cascade-api MCP server gives Claude direct access to your organization's data:

Core tier (default, 18 tools, ~3,200 tokens/msg):

• Search and log decisions, query research and patterns
• Get org context, activity, and co-work rules
• Manage tasks, reports, and work products
• Create/update packages, bundles, and brain dumps
• Project dashboard overview

Full tier (--full, 41 tools, ~7,400 tokens/msg):

• Everything in core, plus:
• Curator pipeline (ingest, browse, elevate, dismiss)
• Context pads (mode-based session persistence)
• System maps (save, get, manage views)
• Work item management (assign, update status)
• Brand config, specs, portfolio practices, prosecution status
• Verification triggers, test results, AI preferences

Project Config

• .mcp.json - MCP server registrations for the current project
• CLAUDE.md - Project instructions for Claude with Cascade integration guidance

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• A Cascade account (sign up at cascade.dev)
• Claude Code

How It Works

Cascade Kit connects your Claude sessions to your organization's Cascade instance. When you (or your team) make decisions, capture research, or produce work products through Claude, they're stored in Cascade's organizational knowledge layer. This means:

• Any machine with the kit installed can access the same organizational intelligence
• Any team member sees shared decisions, research, and patterns
• Context compounds - the more you use it, the smarter your org's AI becomes

Development

# From the cascade repo root:
cd packages/cascade-kit

# Bundle commands and MCP server from source
npm run build

# Test locally
node bin/setup.mjs status

# Create a tarball for manual distribution
npm pack

License

Apache-2.0