Claude Writer's Aid MCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/tools/WriterToolHandlers.ts:237-249 (handler)

  The primary handler function that implements the 'trace_reference_chain' tool logic. It extracts arguments (start_file, end_file, concept) and returns a structured response with a mock chain analysis.

  private async traceReferenceChain(args: Record<string, unknown>) {
    const startFile = args.start_file as string;
    const endFile = args.end_file as string;
    const concept = args.concept as string | undefined;
  
    return {
      startFile,
      endFile,
      concept,
      chain: [],
      message: "Reference chain analysis",
    };
  }

• src/tools/WriterToolDefinitions.ts:182-194 (schema)

  The JSON schema defining the input parameters and structure for the 'trace_reference_chain' tool.

  {
    name: "trace_reference_chain",
    description: "Follow concept through linked documents",
    inputSchema: {
      type: "object",
      properties: {
        project_path: { type: "string", description: "Path to manuscript directory (defaults to current directory)" },
        start_file: { type: "string", description: "Starting file" },
        end_file: { type: "string", description: "Target file" },
        concept: { type: "string", description: "Concept to track" },
      },
      required: ["start_file", "end_file"],
    },

• src/tools/WriterToolHandlers.ts:42-43 (registration)

  The dispatch case in the central handleTool method that routes calls to the specific traceReferenceChain handler.

  case "trace_reference_chain":
    return this.traceReferenceChain(args);