aipatterns.com.au MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the aipatterns.com.au pattern library, AU AI incidents, sector benchmarks, and regulatory changes as tools callable by Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants.

What it provides

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_patterns | Full-text search across the pattern library (title, description, content) | | get_pattern | Retrieve full detail + implementation guidance for a specific pattern | | get_incidents | Notable Australian AI incidents with linked patterns and regulatory outcomes | | get_sector_benchmark | AU AI Maturity Index scores for banking, insurance, government, retail, healthcare, utilities | | get_regulatory_changes | APRA CPS 230, OAIC Privacy Act reform, ASIC INFO 183, TGA SaMD, and more |

No database connection or network calls are required at runtime — all data is served from the local pattern files and hardcoded seed data.

Installation

cd mcp-server
npm install
npm run build   # compiles index.ts → index.js

Add to Claude Desktop

Edit ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/eaapl-web/mcp-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace /absolute/path/to/eaapl-web with the actual path on your machine, then restart Claude Desktop.

Add to Cursor

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/eaapl-web/mcp-server/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Add to GitHub Copilot (VS Code MCP extension)

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/eaapl-web/mcp-server/index.js"],
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Development

npm run dev    # runs via tsx (no build step needed)
npm run build  # compile TS → JS for production use

Transport

stdio — the server reads JSON-RPC from stdin and writes responses to stdout. stderr is used for diagnostic messages only.