MCP Server

Utilize the Authority Index.
In your AI.

Connect the Amygdala Human Authority Index to Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-compatible AI. Ask in plain language, get back ranked, verified experts in any niche.

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Try asking your AI:"find the top 5 experts on quantum computing"

4 tools exposed

What your AI can do with Amygdala

Four tools map directly to the REST API. Same data, zero plumbing.

search

Search any topic and get a ranked list of the top verified experts in that niche.

Example prompt"Find the top experts on climate policy"
detail

Get full profile data: bio, authority score, verified social handles, follower counts, and website.

Example prompt"Get the full profile for SDU 294152..."
peers

Map the influence network around a social handle and find who the top authorities in that circle are.

Example prompt"Who is in the same circle as @lexfridman?"
match

Look up an authority directly by their social media handle. Returns their ranked profile, name, country, and core topic.

Example prompt"Look up the authority profile for @sama"
Setup in 3 steps

Connect to Claude in minutes

1

Get your API key

Sign up and create an API key in your dashboard. The MCP server uses the same key as the REST API.

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2

Install and download

Download the MCP server file and install its single dependency.

Terminal
# Download the server
curl -o server.py https://amygdala.eu/mcp/server.py

# Install dependencies
pip install mcp requests
3

Add to Claude Desktop config

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add the Amygdala server:

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "amygdala": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/amygdala/mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "AMYGDALA_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The Amygdala tools will appear in Claude's tool list.

See it in action

Ask Claude: "find the top 5 experts on quantum computing"

Claude calls search, gets back a ranked list of experts from the Human Authority Index, and presents them inline. No copy-pasting, no API calls to manage.

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Claude response
Found 5 authorities for 'quantum computing':

1. John Preskill (United States) - Quantum Computing
   SDU: 294152247252684609194428744833146550207

2. Scott Aaronson (United States) - Quantum Computing
   SDU: 183920471029374856102938475610293847561

3. Michio Kaku (United States) - Physics
   SDU: 102938475610293847561029384756102938475

...

Use detail with the SDU to get bio, score, and verified social handles.
Compatible with
Claude Desktop
Any MCP client
Custom AI agents
OpenAI-compatible tools

Start finding verified experts in your AI today

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