grad-agent

Overview

grad-agent is a Model Context Protocol server that automates graduate school application workflows. It helps you discover professors, draft cold emails, write statements of purpose, and track your application progress. Any MCP-compatible AI assistant can invoke grad-agent's tools directly, letting the model decide when to use them as part of your application strategy.

The server runs locally as a Python package installed via uvx grad-agent, communicating over stdio with your AI assistant. You'll need to configure ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, SMTP_SERVER, and SMTP_PORT as environment variables. The latest release is v0.2.5, maintained at i-ninte/grad-agent on GitHub.

grad-agent is categorized as AI & Agents on mcp.site and integrates with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain grad-agent, claim this listing to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grad_agent": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "grad-agent"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<anthropic-api-key>",
        "SMTP_SERVER": "<smtp-server>",
        "SMTP_PORT": "<smtp-port>",
        "SMTP_USERNAME": "<smtp-username>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT