One file. Your agent gets your alignment context.

Install · 3 steps

1. Step 1 · mint a token

   Open Settings → Alignment for AI agents and mint a token with a memorable name (e.g. Claude Desktop). Copy the pna_… value · it's shown once. PathNav stores only a hash.

2. Step 2 · save the script

   Save pathnav-mcp.mjs somewhere stable (e.g. ~/.local/bin/pathnav-mcp.mjs). Source is small enough to read in 2 minutes; zero npm deps.

   Alternative · curl directly:

   curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TaylorAmarelTech/pathnav/production/mcp/pathnav-mcp.mjs -o pathnav-mcp.mjs

3. Step 3 · register with your MCP host

   Claude Desktop · ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Windows:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "pathnav": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": ["/absolute/path/to/pathnav-mcp.mjs"],
         "env": {
           "PATHNAV_TOKEN": "pna_..."
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Cursor · Settings → MCP → Add server, same JSON shape.

   Restart the host. Your agent now sees three tools and will call get_alignment on its own when relevant.

Tools the agent gains

• get_alignment

  Full JSON · pillars, vision, goals + milestones, drains (anti-goals), parked, projects, habits, current focus.

• get_alignment_markdown

  Same data as a markdown brief. Prefer this when the agent needs to quote your plan back to you.

• health

  Sanity check · verifies the token + PathNav reachability.