woody-mcp 1.0.1

MCP server for Woody — AI firearms expert with verified knowledge base and legal engine

woody-mcp

MCP server for Woody — an AI firearms expert with a verified knowledge base, jurisdiction-specific legal engine, and multi-agent specialist routing.

Add Woody as a native tool in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible client.

What Woody can do

• Answer any firearms question with verified citations (builds, maintenance, legal, ballistics, product specs)
• Look up state-specific firearms laws with jurisdiction-aware citations
• Search a curated knowledge base of manufacturer specs and community-verified data
• Route complex questions to specialist agents (legal, ballistics, maintenance)

Install

pip install woody-mcp

Or with uvx (no install needed):

uvx woody-mcp

Get an API key

Email [e-mail] to request a wdy_ API key.

Tiers:

• kb_only — Free. KB search only, no AI answers.
• standard — $9/mo. Full AI answers, 30 req/min.
• premium — $29/mo. AI answers + Ballistic Solver + legal engine, 60 req/min.

Claude Desktop setup

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "woody": {
      "command": "woody-mcp",
      "env": {
        "WOODY_API_KEY": "wdy_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Woody's tools will appear automatically.

Claude Code setup

claude mcp add woody -- woody-mcp

Then set your key in your shell environment:

export WOODY_API_KEY=wdy_your_key_here

Tools

ask_woody

Ask Woody any firearms question. Returns an expert answer with citations and legal disclaimers where applicable.

question: str        — The firearms question (max 2000 chars)
state: str           — US state code for legal questions (e.g. "TX")
user_tier: str       — matches your API key tier: "free" (kb_only key),
                       "operator" (standard key), or "patriot"/"armorer" (premium key)

search_knowledge_base

Search Woody's verified KB directly. Pure vector retrieval — no AI inference, near-zero latency.

query: str    — Search query
top_k: int    — Number of results (1-10, default 3)

check_woody_status

Check Woody's current capabilities and KB version. No API key required.

Resources

• woody://capabilities — Full tool manifest with input schemas
• woody://supported-calibers — List of calibers Woody can analyze

License

MIT — the MCP client is open source. The Woody API is proprietary.