deClawed-Assity-Kitty/README.md

Declawed

A configurable, prompt purrr-fectable LLM mail management assisty-kitty.

Perfect for tedious job hunts – you know the ones – it feels like the process is driving you.

Whirks whiskerous wonders for forums where good posts are solid-gold but only 10% total volume, vs 90% gregarious noise.

With some prompt purrfection and playful experimentation, helps any inbox where you need to cut adjust signal/noise to hone in, and take action on real opportunities,

(Cat) nip that sh*t in the bud.

Secure

A local Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integrates an LLM API, a local model, or whatever your nine lives desire. Questionable security, privacy holes or nasties are not lurking in an opaque supply-chain.

Cat-o-matic

The library easily interfaces with your mail and calendar app APIs, or about any other service you want to plug in... keeping your adulting moving forward while you chase your tail or take a 19-hour nap in a sunbeam.

---

Scope and Architecture

Current implementation contemplates:

-- Claude Desktop (plugging in your choice of LLM to our framework should be easy. Plus we'll be building our own UI soon-ishh). -- A Custom Local Model Context Protocol Server -- A DNS-config’d domain, with MX records pointing to: -- A commercial or self-hosted SMTP Server (with a sensible API)

---

1. Install Node.js

Node.js v16+ required.

node --version
npm --version

If not installed, grab it from nodejs.org.

2. Clone and Install

git clone <repo-url>
cd deClawed-Assity-Kitty
npm install

3. Set Up Google Cloud Credentials

3a. Create a Google Cloud Project

1. Go to Google Cloud Console
2. Sign in with the Google account that owns the target Gmail
3. Click the project dropdown (top-left) > New Project
4. Name it (e.g., assistant-mcp) and click Create
5. Select the new project from the dropdown

3b. Enable APIs

In APIs & Services > Library, enable:

• Gmail API
• Google Sheets API (if using recruiter contact logging)
• Google Calendar API (if using calendar event creation)

3c. Configure the OAuth Consent Screen

1. Go to Google Auth Platform > Branding (or APIs & Services > OAuth consent screen)
2. Set user type to External, click Create
3. Fill in app name, support email, and developer contact email
4. Save and continue

3d. Add OAuth Scopes

In Google Auth Platform > Data Access, add:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modify
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets (for Sheets integration)
• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.events (for Calendar integration)

3e. Add Yourself as a Test User

Go to Google Auth Platform > Audience and add each Gmail address you'll use.

3f. Create OAuth Client Credentials

1. Go to Google Auth Platform > Clients (or APIs & Services > Credentials)
2. Click Create Client > Application type: Desktop app
3. Download the JSON, rename it to credentials.json
4. Place it in the project root

4. Configure Accounts

Create accounts.json in the project root. Each key is an account alias with its own token file and optional Sheets/Calendar config:

{
"work": {
  "label": "you@yourdomain.com",
  "tokenFile": "token.json",
  "spreadsheetId": "YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID",
  "calendarId": "primary"
},
"secondary": {
  "label": "you@gmail.com",
  "tokenFile": "token-secondary.json"
}
}

• label -- display name (typically the email address)
• tokenFile -- per-account OAuth token (auto-generated during auth)
• spreadsheetId -- Google Sheets ID for recruiter contact logging (optional)
• calendarId -- Google Calendar ID for event creation (optional, "primary" uses the default calendar)

5. Authorize Gmail Accounts

Build and run the auth script for each account:

npm run auth              # authorizes the "work" account
npm run auth -- secondary # authorizes the "secondary" account

Each run will:

1. Print a URL -- open it in your browser
2. Sign in and click Allow
3. You'll land on a "localhost refused to connect" page (normal)
4. Copy the entire URL from the address bar and paste it back into the terminal
5. The script saves the token file (e.g., token.json or token-secondary.json)

You only need to do this once per account. Tokens auto-refresh.

6. Write the Prompts

Two plain-text prompt files in src/prompts/ control the workflow:

File	Phase	Purpose
src/prompts/classify-emails.txt	1 -- Classification	Defines categories A/B/C/D and how to sort emails
src/prompts/take-action-on-emails.txt	2 -- Action	Tells the LLM what to do with each category (delete, log, schedule, etc.)

Tips:

• Use clear, explicit category definitions with example language
• Handle ambiguous cases (e.g., "If an email both acknowledges receipt AND requests action, classify as B")
• Prompt files are loaded at runtime -- edit them anytime, no rebuild required

7. Build

npm run build

Compiles src/**/*.ts into build/.

8. Configure Claude Desktop

Edit your Claude Desktop config:

code ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the server:

{
"mcpServers": {
  "assistant": {
    "command": "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/node",
    "args": [
      "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/deClawed-Assity-Kitty/build/index.js"
    ]
  }
}
}

Replace paths with the output of which node and your actual project location.

9. Restart Claude Desktop

Fully quit (Cmd+Q, not just close the window) and reopen. The assistant server should appear under Connectors.

---

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
fetch_new_emails	Fetches unread emails for a given account. Classification and action prompts are automatically appended to the response.
delete_emails	Moves emails to trash by Gmail message ID. Used for categories A (acknowledgements) and C (rejections).
append_to_summary	Logs classified emails to per-account summary files in mailSummaries/. Entries older than 30 days are auto-purged.
log_recruiter_contact	Logs or updates recruiter contact info in a Google Sheet. Merges rows by recruiter email + role.
create_calendar_event	Creates a Google Calendar event for scheduled calls/interviews. Skips past dates. Includes meeting links and contact info.

MCP Prompts

Prompt	Account	Description
review_emails	work	Loads the classification + action prompts for the work inbox
review_secondary_emails	secondary	Same workflow for the secondary inbox

Invoke these from Claude Desktop's Connectors menu, or just type "Review my inbox" / "Review my secondary inbox."

---

Two-Phase Workflow

Phase 1 -- Classify

The LLM calls fetch_new_emails, which returns email data with the classification instructions from classify-emails.txt appended. Each email is sorted into:

Category	Meaning	Action
A	Acknowledgement / auto-reply	Delete
B	Advancement to next step	Summarize + log
C	Rejection	Delete
D	Other / uncategorized	Summarize + log

Phase 2 -- Act

Using take-action-on-emails.txt, the LLM:

• Calls delete_emails for A + C
• Calls append_to_summary for B + D
• Calls log_recruiter_contact to track contacts in Sheets (if configured)
• Calls create_calendar_event for any scheduled interviews/calls (if configured)

---

Key Commands

Command	Purpose
npm run build	Recompile after editing source files
npm run auth	Authorize the default (work) account
npm run auth -- secondary	Authorize the secondary account
npm test	Run the test suite
npm run test:watch	Run tests in watch mode

---

Project Structure

deClawed-Assity-Kitty/
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts                         # Entry point -- imports modules, starts server
│   ├── McpServer.ts                     # MCP server instance
│   ├── auth.ts                          # Multi-account OAuth setup script
│   ├── loaders/
│   │   └── prompt-config-loaders.ts     # Account, prompt, and OAuth client loaders
│   ├── prompt-controller-service/
│   │   └── prompt-controller-service.ts # MCP prompt registration
│   ├── prompts/
│   │   ├── classify-emails.txt          # Phase 1: classification instructions
│   │   └── take-action-on-emails.txt    # Phase 2: action instructions
│   └── tools/
│       ├── tools-email.ts               # fetch, delete, append_to_summary
│       ├── tools-calendar.ts            # create_calendar_event
│       └── tools-spreadsheet.ts         # log_recruiter_contact
├── test/
│   ├── fixtures/
│   │   └── mock-emails.ts              # Mock Gmail API responses
│   ├── integration/
│   │   └── email-workflow.test.ts       # Integration tests
│   └── unit/
│       └── email-parsing.test.ts        # Unit tests for parsing helpers
├── mailSummaries/                       # Per-account summary output (auto-generated)
├── build/                               # Compiled JS (auto-generated)
├── accounts.json                        # Multi-account configuration
├── credentials.json                     # Google OAuth client credentials
├── token*.json                          # Per-account OAuth tokens (auto-generated)
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── vitest.config.ts
└── README.md