Activity Reporting MCP Server

Motivation

This project empowers Google Developer Experts (GDEs) to effortlessly report their activities through AI-powered conversational interfaces. By integrating the Advocu API with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), GDEs can now submit their content creation, speaking engagements, workshops, mentoring sessions, and other activities directly through AI chat models or command-line tools. This streamlines the reporting process, making it more intuitive and accessible while maintaining the detailed tracking that the GDE program requires.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for reporting activities to the Advocu GDE API.

Quick Installation

Using NPM

npm install -g advocu-mcp-server

Using npx (Recommended: No Installation Required)

npx advocu-mcp-server

Configuration

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Advocu GDE API access token

Step 1: Configure Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Option A: Using Global Installation

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activity-reporting": {
      "command": "advocu-mcp-server",
      "env": {
        "ADVOCU_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_advocu_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option B: Using npx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activity-reporting": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "advocu-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ADVOCU_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_advocu_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 2: Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new configuration.

Alternative: Local Development Setup

If you want to contribute or modify the server:

git clone https://github.com/carlosazaustre/advocu-mcp-server.git
cd advocu-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

Then configure Claude Desktop with the local path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activity-reporting": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/advocu-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ADVOCU_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_advocu_token_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Once configured, you'll have access to these tools in Claude:

• submit_content_creation - Report content creation activities
• submit_public_speaking - Report public speaking engagements
• submit_workshop - Report workshop sessions
• submit_mentoring - Report mentoring activities
• submit_product_feedback - Report product feedback submissions
• submit_googler_interaction - Report interactions with Google employees
• submit_story - Report success stories

Usage Examples

In Claude, you can use commands like:

"Submit a content creation activity for my blog post about React hooks published on Medium"

"Create a public speaking draft for my presentation at ReactConf 2024"

"Report a mentoring session I had with 3 junior developers about TypeScript"

API Reference

For detailed information about all available endpoints, parameters, and data formats, see the API Documentation.

Development

Development mode

npm run dev

Build

npm run build

Lint and format

npm run lint
npm run format

Rate Limiting

The API has a limit of 30 requests per minute. The server automatically handles 429 errors.

Project Structure

advocu-mcp-server/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                    # Entry point
│   ├── server.ts                   # Main server class
│   ├── interfaces/                 # Activity draft interfaces
│   │   ├── ActivityDraftBase.ts
│   │   ├── ContentCreationDraft.ts
│   │   ├── GooglerInteractionDraft.ts
│   │   ├── MentoringDraft.ts
│   │   ├── ProductFeedbackDraft.ts
│   │   ├── PublicSpeakingDraft.ts
│   │   ├── StoryDraft.ts
│   │   └── WorkshopDraft.ts
│   └── types/                      # Type definitions
│       ├── ContentType.ts
│       ├── Country.ts
│       ├── EventFormat.ts
│       ├── InteractionFormat.ts
│       ├── InteractionType.ts
│       ├── ProductFeedbackContentType.ts
│       ├── SignificanceType.ts
│       └── Tag.ts
├── dist/                           # Compiled output
├── docs/                           # Documentation
│   └── API.md
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Troubleshooting

Error: "Command not found"

• Verify that the path in claude_desktop_config.json is absolute
• Ensure the file is executable: chmod +x dist/index.js

Error: "Authentication failed"

• Verify that your token in .env is correct
• The token must have permissions for the Personal API

Error: "ADVOCU_ACCESS_TOKEN is not set"

• Make sure your .env file exists in the project root
• Verify the token is properly set in the .env file

Error: "Rate limit exceeded"

• Wait one minute before making more requests
• The API limits to 30 requests per minute

Contributing

1. Fork the project
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add new feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/new-feature
5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.