ACE MCP Server

# 🚀 Automatic ACE Usage in Cursor AI ## 📋 Overview This document describes how to configure Cursor AI for automatic ACE method calls and prompt enhancement. ## 🎯 New Features of Enhanced ACE MCP Server ### ✨ Smart Tools: 1. **`ace_smart_generate`** - Automatically enhances prompts and generates code 2. **`ace_smart_reflect`** - Analyzes code and suggests improvements 3. **`ace_context_aware`** - Provides contextual recommendations 4. **`ace_enhance_prompt`** - Enhances any prompt with accumulated knowledge ## 🔧 Enhanced MCP Server Configuration ### 1. Update Cursor AI Configuration Replace in `~/.cursor/mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "ace-context-engineering": { "command": "npx", "args": ["tsx", "$HOME/code/perplexity/ace-mcp-server/src/mcp-server-enhanced.ts"], "env": { "NODE_ENV": "development", "ACE_LOG_LEVEL": "info", "ACE_AUTO_ENHANCE": "true", "ACE_MAX_PLAYBOOK_SIZE": "10000" } } } } ``` ### 2. Update Cursor AI Settings In `~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/settings.json`: ```json { "mcp.servers": { "ace-context-engineering": { "command": "npx", "args": ["tsx", "$HOME/code/perplexity/ace-mcp-server/src/mcp-server-enhanced.ts"], "env": { "NODE_ENV": "development", "ACE_LOG_LEVEL": "info", "ACE_AUTO_ENHANCE": "true", "ACE_MAX_PLAYBOOK_SIZE": "10000" } } } } ``` ## 🎯 How to Use Automatic Enhancements ### 1. Smart Code Generation Instead of a regular request: ``` Create a function to sort an array ``` Use: ``` @ace_smart_generate create a function to sort an array ``` **Result:** ACE automatically: - ✅ Adds relevant design patterns - ✅ Includes best practices - ✅ Applies accumulated insights - ✅ Suggests optimizations ### 2. Smart Code Analysis ``` @ace_smart_reflect ```typescript function quickSort(arr) { if (arr.length <= 1) return arr; const pivot = arr[0]; const left = arr.slice(1).filter(x => x < pivot); const right = arr.slice(1).filter(x => x >= pivot); return [...quickSort(left), pivot, ...quickSort(right)]; } ``` **Result:** ACE automatically: - 🔍 Analyzes code complexity - 🎯 Identifies potential issues - 💡 Suggests specific improvements - 📊 Provides code quality assessment ### 3. Contextual Assistance ``` @ace_context_aware how to optimize API for high load domain:api ``` **Result:** ACE will provide: - 📚 Relevant knowledge from playbook - 🎯 Action plan - 🔧 API-specific recommendations - 📋 Next steps ### 4. Prompt Enhancement ``` @ace_enhance_prompt create REST API for users focus_area:security ``` **Result:** ACE will enhance the prompt: - 🔒 Add security considerations - 📋 Include best practices - 🎯 Apply relevant patterns ## 🤖 Automatic Triggers ### Automatic Call Configuration Create `.cursor/rules` file in project root: ```markdown # ACE Auto-Enhancement Rules ## Code Generation When user asks to create/implement/build something: - Automatically use @ace_smart_generate - Include context from current file/project - Apply security and performance considerations ## Code Review When user asks to review/analyze/improve code: - Automatically use @ace_smart_reflect - Provide actionable suggestions - Include quality metrics ## Problem Solving When user asks how to solve a problem: - Automatically use @ace_context_aware - Determine domain from context - Provide step-by-step guidance ## Prompt Enhancement For complex requests: - Automatically use @ace_enhance_prompt - Focus on relevant areas (security, performance, etc.) - Include accumulated knowledge ``` ## 🎯 Automatic Usage Examples ### Example 1: API Creation **Your request:** ``` Create an endpoint for user registration ``` **ACE automatically:** 1. Calls `ace_smart_generate` 2. Enhances prompt with: - Input validation - Password hashing - Error handling - API security 3. Suggests complete implementation ### Example 2: Code Analysis **Your request:** ``` Check this code for issues ``` **ACE automatically:** 1. Calls `ace_smart_reflect` 2. Analyzes: - Code complexity - Potential vulnerabilities - Performance - Best practices compliance 3. Suggests specific improvements ## 🔄 Knowledge Updates ACE automatically updates its knowledge base based on: - ✅ Successful solutions - ❌ Found issues - 🎯 Usage patterns - 📊 Quality metrics ## 🚀 Starting Enhanced MCP Server ```bash cd $HOME/code/perplexity/ace-mcp-server # Stop old server pkill -f "mcp-server-simple" # Start enhanced server npx tsx src/mcp-server-enhanced.ts ``` ## ✅ Verification After setup, try: ``` @ace_smart_generate create a function to validate email ``` You should see: - 🎯 Enhanced prompt with best practices - 🔧 Implementation recommendations - 📋 Step-by-step plan - 💡 Additional insights ## 🎉 Result After setup, Cursor AI will: - 🤖 Automatically enhance your prompts - 🎯 Apply accumulated knowledge - 💡 Suggest better solutions - 📊 Learn from every interaction **ACE will turn Cursor AI into a self-improving developer assistant!** 🚀