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Protologue

by protologue.com · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by com.protologue

Sourced, citable definitions of prompting and LLM techniques, with relations and primary sources.

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4 tools: 4 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http protologue https://mcp.protologue.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Only reads 4Claude Code: allow
  • get_termGet the full Protologue entry for one technique: definition, description, synonyms, introduction year, primary sources, canonical URL, permanent identifier and a ready-made citatio…No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_term" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the full Protologue entry for one technique: definition, description, synonyms, introduction year, primary sources, canonical URL, permanent identifier and a ready-made citation. Accepts a name, synonym, slug (e.g. 'react') or identifier (e.g. 'PTL-0058').

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Get a technique's definition
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • list_categoriesList Protologue's branches (categories) and the techniques in each.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_categories" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List Protologue's branches (categories) and the techniques in each.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: List categories
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • search_termsSearch Protologue for prompting and LLM techniques by name, synonym or keyword.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_terms" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Search Protologue for prompting and LLM techniques by name, synonym or keyword. Returns matching entries with their one-sentence definitions and canonical URLs.

    Annotations the server declares

    • title: Search techniques
    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http protologue https://mcp.protologue.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__protologue__search_terms",
      "mcp__protologue__get_term",
      "mcp__protologue__get_related",
      "mcp__protologue__list_categories"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as protologue. Review it before you use it.