legends-mcp
v1.4.3
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Chat with legendary founders & investors via MCP. Elon, Buffett, Jobs, CZ, and more. No API key required!
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🏛️ Legends MCP
Chat with legendary founders & investors in Claude. No API key required!
Ever wanted to ask Elon Musk about first principles? Get Warren Buffett's take on your investment? Have Steve Jobs roast your product design? Get Paul Graham and Marc Andreessen to debate your startup idea?
Now you can. With Party Mode, multiple legends can discuss your questions together!
✨ What's New in v1.4
| Feature | Description | |---------|-------------| | 🎭 Party Mode | Multiple legends discuss your question together | | 🔮 Smart Suggest | Proactively recommends relevant legends | | 🎯 Auto Match | Deep analysis of which legends fit your topic | | 🔒 Security Fixes | Prompt injection protection, input sanitization |
🚀 Quick Start
Claude Code (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"legends": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["legends-mcp"]
}
}
}That's it. No API key needed. Restart Claude Code and start chatting!
🎭 Party Mode - Multi-Legend Discussions
Ask complex questions and get perspectives from multiple legends:
You: "How should I approach raising my seed round?"
Claude: *Activates Party Mode with Paul Graham, Marc Andreessen, and Bill Gurley*
Paul Graham: "The best fundraising advice is: make something people want first.
Don't optimize for raising money. Optimize for building something users love..."
Marc Andreessen: "Software is eating the world, and VCs know it. Show us
the market size. Show us why NOW is the time..."
Bill Gurley: "Valuation is a vanity metric. What matters is finding partners
who truly understand your business..."When Party Mode Activates
- Complex questions with multiple valid perspectives
- "Pros and cons" or "different viewpoints" requests
- Debates between different schools of thought
- Questions matching 2+ legends' expertise
🔮 Smart Suggest - Proactive Recommendations
The suggest tool analyzes your question and returns ready-to-execute actions:
User: "How do I build a crypto exchange?"
suggest() returns:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ primary_action: { │
│ tool: "party_mode", │
│ params: { │
│ question: "How do I build a crypto exchange"│
│ legends: ["cz-binance", "brian-armstrong"] │
│ } │
│ } │
│ │
│ suggested_actions: [ │
│ { tool: "party_mode", ... }, │
│ { tool: "summon_legend", id: "cz-binance" }, │
│ { tool: "summon_legend", id: "brian-armstrong"│
│ { tool: "auto_match", ... } │
│ ] │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Claude picks the best option and executes it!👥 The Council of Legends (36 Total)
🚀 Tech Titans
| Legend | Specialty | |--------|-----------| | Elon Musk | First principles, physics thinking, building the impossible | | Steve Jobs | Product design, reality distortion, user experience | | Jeff Bezos | Day 1 thinking, customer obsession, long-term vision | | Jensen Huang | GPUs, AI infrastructure, CUDA everything | | Satya Nadella | Enterprise transformation, cloud, culture change |
💰 Legendary Investors
| Legend | Specialty | |--------|-----------| | Warren Buffett | Value investing, compound interest, circle of competence | | Charlie Munger | Mental models, multidisciplinary thinking, inversion | | Ray Dalio | Principles, radical transparency, macro investing | | Peter Thiel | Zero to one, contrarian bets, monopolies | | Marc Andreessen | Software eating world, venture capital, tech optimism |
🌱 Startup Sages
| Legend | Specialty | |--------|-----------| | Paul Graham | Essays, YC wisdom, making things people want | | Sam Altman | Startups, AI/AGI, scaling companies | | Naval Ravikant | Wealth creation, leverage, specific knowledge | | Reid Hoffman | Network effects, blitzscaling, LinkedIn | | Brian Chesky | Design thinking, Airbnb, company culture |
⛓️ Crypto Builders
| Legend | Specialty | |--------|-----------| | CZ (Changpeng Zhao) | Exchange building, BUIDL, global expansion | | Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum, smart contracts, crypto philosophy | | Anatoly Yakovenko | Solana, proof of history, performance | | Balaji Srinivasan | Network state, crypto predictions, tech trends |
...and 17 more legends including Tim Ferriss, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tobi Lütke, and others!
🛠️ All Tools
| Tool | Purpose | Example |
|------|---------|---------|
| suggest | 🔮 Proactive recommendations | Analyzes your question, suggests best legend(s) |
| party_mode | 🎭 Multi-legend discussion | Get 2-5 legends to discuss together |
| summon_legend | 👤 Single legend advice | Channel one legend's perspective |
| auto_match | 🎯 Deep legend discovery | Detailed analysis of which legends fit |
| list_legends | 📋 Browse all legends | See all 36 available legends |
| search_legends | 🔍 Find by keyword | Search by expertise, name, or topic |
| get_legend_context | 📖 Deep dive | Get frameworks, principles, examples |
| get_legend_insight | 💡 Quick wisdom | Get a concise insight on any topic |
🔒 Security
v1.3+ includes security hardening:
- ✅ Prompt injection protection - User context isolated from system prompts
- ✅ Input sanitization - Detects and neutralizes injection attempts
- ✅ Safe output encoding - JSON encoding prevents markdown injection
- ✅ No CWD loading - Only loads bundled legends (opt-in for custom)
- ✅ No external APIs - Zero network requests, zero data leakage
📊 How It Works
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ARCHITECTURE │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ User Question │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ │
│ │ suggest() │ ← Analyzes question │
│ │ "Who can help?" │ │
│ └────────┬─────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │
│ │ party_mode() │ OR │ summon_legend() │ │
│ │ (multi-legend) │ │ (single legend) │ │
│ └────────┬─────────┘ └────────┬─────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ ▼ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ legends/*.yaml │ │
│ │ (36 bundled persona files - NO API calls!) │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ Claude adopts persona(s) and responds in character! │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘Zero external APIs. Zero API keys. Just Claude + persona data.
🎯 Usage Examples
Get startup advice from multiple perspectives
"What's the most important thing for a first-time founder?"
→ Party Mode: Paul Graham + Sam Altman + Brian Chesky discussDeep dive on investing
"Should I invest in Bitcoin?"
→ Warren Buffett (skeptic) vs Balaji (bull) debateTechnical decisions
"How do I scale my database?"
→ Summon Jeff Bezos for Day 1 / SOA thinkingLife advice
"How do I build wealth?"
→ Naval Ravikant on leverage, specific knowledge, equity⚙️ Environment Variables
| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| LEGENDS_MCP_LEGENDS_DIR | (bundled) | Custom legends directory |
| LEGENDS_MCP_ALLOW_CWD | false | Allow loading from current directory |
| LEGENDS_MCP_DEBUG | false | Enable debug logging |
⚠️ Disclaimers
⚠️ NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or representative of any real individual
⚠️ NOT financial, legal, or professional advice
⚠️ AI personas for EDUCATIONAL and ENTERTAINMENT purposes only
⚠️ Based on publicly available information, speeches, and writings
⚠️ Always do your own research (DYOR)The views expressed by these AI personas are generated interpretations, not actual statements from the real people.
🤝 Contributing
Want to add a legend? PRs welcome!
Each legend needs:
legends/<name>/skill.yamlwith identity, voice, principles, patterns- Authentic voice based on public knowledge
- Clear guardrails (things they'd never say)
See existing legends for examples.
📄 License
MIT - Use freely, but include the disclaimers.