sad-mcp

MCP server that gives students access to Software Analysis and Design course materials and diagram tools through Claude Desktop.

Student Setup

Step 1 — Find your config file

| How you installed Claude Desktop | Config file location | |---|---| | Microsoft Store (Windows) | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Claude_pzs8sxrjxfjjc\LocalCache\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json | | Standard installer (Windows) | %APPDATA%\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json | | Mac | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |

Not sure which? Search your user profile for claude_desktop_config.json.

Step 2 — Edit the config file

Open the file in a text editor and add the sad-mcp entry. If the file already has other MCP servers, add alongside them:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sad-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "sad-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Windows note: If Claude Desktop doesn't find npx, use the full path:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sad-mcp": {
      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\npx.cmd",
      "args": ["-y", "sad-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Step 3 — Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit Claude Desktop (system tray → Quit — not just close the window), then reopen it.

Step 4 — Authenticate with Google

On the first tool call, a browser window will open for Google authentication. Sign in with your @post.bgu.ac.il account. After that, the server connects automatically on every restart.

What it does

Course materials

• Search and browse lectures, transcripts, and past exams from the course Google Drive
• Extracts text from PPTX, PDF, DOCX files for full-text search

Diagram tools

| Tool | What it does | |---|---| | bpmn_analysis | Analyze a business process and produce a BPMN 1.0 model | | bpmn_validate_model | Validate the JSON model before rendering | | bpmn_render | Render the validated model as an HTML file saved to your Desktop | | uml_use_case | Create a UML use case diagram | | uml_class_diagram | Create a UML class diagram | | uml_state_diagram | Create a UML state diagram | | uml_write_file | Save a generated UML diagram to your Desktop |

Course material tools

| Tool | What it does | |---|---| | search_materials | Full-text search across all course materials | | list_materials | List available materials by category | | get_material | Read the full text of a specific file | | list_exams | List available past exams | | practice_exam | Get a past exam to practice with |

Requirements

• Claude Desktop installed
• Node.js v18 or later (verify: node --version in a terminal)
• A @post.bgu.ac.il Google account with access to the course Drive folder

License

MIT