For Claude · Cursor · Cline · any MCP client

Your AI just got
PluggedIn.

Eight research agents. Fifteen skills. A Brand OS Builder that turns Claude into your brand consultant. 60+ archived articles. Every member workflow. The complete GenAI Unplugged system, connected to your AI in two minutes.

Free for any GenAI Unplugged Substack subscriber
60+
Archived articles
8+
Research agents
15+
Skills wired
4+
Prompt collections
4
Brand OS builders
How it works

Three steps from paste to
first tool call.

Designed to feel like installing a browser extension. No tokens, no JSON pasting, no broken auth flows.

1

Add the connector

In Claude Desktop, open Settings, then Connectors, then "Add custom connector".

https://mcp.genaiunplugged.com
2

Sign in with Substack email

Browser opens. Enter the email you use to read GenAI Unplugged. Click the magic link. Done.

3

Ask Claude to use it

Tools appear in Claude automatically. Try: "use Dheeraj's content-researcher to research 'AI agents for solopreneurs'".

Build your brand OS

Your brand OS, built right inside Claude.

We bottled the system we used to build ours, not the content. Run the interview, walk away with a Voice Playbook, Design System, and Content Strategy in your name.

Free
🧭

End-to-end Brand OS onboarding

build_brand_os

One guided session, three deliverables. Claude runs voice, design, and strategy interviews back-to-back, hands you three saved markdown docs in your brand name, and gives you a one-line config snippet to paste into Claude Projects / Cursor rules so every future conversation inherits your brand. Run once, reuse forever.

Use whenyou are starting a new brand, refreshing an old one, or your AI keeps producing generic output because nothing knows what "your brand" means.
"Use build_brand_os. I have 30 minutes. My brand is called [name]."
Free
🎙️

Voice Playbook for your brand

build_brand_voice

14-16 questions. Audience, stance, vocabulary, sentence shape, hooks, closes, forbidden phrases, punctuation rules. Output is a structured Voice Playbook in your name with operational rules Claude can apply line by line in any future conversation.

Use whenyou want output in your voice, not a generic AI voice, and you want it consistent across every channel.
"Use build_brand_voice. Here are 3 of my best posts to seed it: [paste]."
Free
🎨

Design System for your brand

build_design_system

Visual register interview. Output is a complete design system: palette with hex codes, typography pairing, hero imagery rules, YouTube thumbnail formula, banner specs, component conventions. Claude builds the system around YOUR audience and references, not ours.

Use whenyou need image prompts that look like a brand, a thumbnail formula, or a brief you can hand to a designer.
"Use build_design_system. My brand is technical-but-warm, and I admire [reference 1, 2, 3]."
Free
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Content Strategy for your brand

build_content_strategy

Audience profile, business goal, four content pillars, three article shapes, hook patterns, cadence, SEO posture, what-not-to-do guardrails, and a quarterly review checklist. The strategy doc that turns "I should post more" into a system you can actually run.

Use whenyou are planning a quarter, picking pillars, or auditing whether what you publish actually serves a business goal.
"Use build_content_strategy. My business goal is course buyers and I want to be known for [topic]."
How the onboarding actually works

Three steps to your own Brand OS.

1

Run the interview

Ask Claude: "Use build_brand_os." Claude becomes your brand consultant for ~30-45 min. You think out loud, Claude writes the playbook in real time. No templates to fill, no forms to submit.

2

Save your three docs

Output: [brand]-voice-playbook.md, [brand]-design-system.md, [brand]-content-strategy.md. Save them in one folder. They are yours, written in your name, structured the way we structure ours but with your answers.

3

Plug them in once, reuse forever

Paste the three docs into Claude Projects, Cursor rules, or a system prompt. Every conversation in that project now writes in your voice, designs in your system, and stays inside your pillars. Re-run quarterly to keep things fresh.

PluggedIn members

Eight research agents Claude can run on your topic.

The same eight agents I run inside my pipeline before publishing every PluggedIn post. Now Claude calls them on your stuff. Each one is a multi-phase prompt that the MCP hands to your model.

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Deep topic research before writing

content-researcher

Multi-phase research: market scan, competitor moves, audience pain points, angle hypothesis. Replaces 45 minutes of tabs with a 90-second call.

Use whenstarting a new piece and you need to know what's already been said and where the unsaid hooks are.
"Research 'self-hosting n8n on Hetzner' before I draft."
🎯

Real SERP data + keyword intent

seo-aeo-researcher

Pulls live SERPs, parses people-also-ask, classifies intent (informational, transactional, navigational), surfaces AEO opportunities. The kind of insight that tells you what to write so models cite you.

Use whenpicking the keyword for a new article or auditing why an existing one isn't ranking.
"Find keyword gaps for 'AI agents for content teams'."
⚔️

Competitor content tracking

competitive-analyzer

Pulls competitor content cadence, recent topics, format mix, and angle frequency. Finds what they cover heavily vs. lightly so you can position into the gap.

Use whensizing up a niche before commiting, or spotting topical shifts in a space you already work in.
"Compare AI Blew My Mind and Build to Launch on agent content."
🗺️

Find content opportunities

content-gap-analyzer

Cross-references your existing archive with niche search demand to identify topics you should cover but don't. Outputs a ranked opportunity list with effort vs. payoff.

Use whenplanning a quarter and you want gaps that fit your voice, not generic topic ideas.
"Find content gaps in my archive against 'Claude Code automation'."
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Reddit + community sentiment

community-validator

Crawls Reddit, Indie Hackers, and Hacker News to surface what real practitioners say about a problem. Pulls actual quotes, complaint patterns, and contrarian takes. Not survey-grade fluff.

Use whenvalidating a thesis before writing, or finding language patterns the audience actually uses.
"Validate 'Claude is replacing Cursor' on r/ClaudeAI and r/cursor."
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Hallucination detection + sources

fact-verifier

Scans your draft for unsubstantiated claims, version numbers, pricing, statistics. Verifies each against primary sources. Returns a per-claim source list and a defensibility score.

Use whenshipping anything technical or numerical, before you put your name on it.
"Verify the claims in this draft section about Claude's pricing."
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Flow + clarity + reader perspective

narrative-auditor

Reads your draft as a first-time reader would. Flags broken logic chains, unmet expectations, paragraphs that fight the brief, and missing actionability. Comes back with a redlined punch-list.

Use whenthe draft is "done" but feels off, and you can't quite say why.
"Audit this article for narrative flow and clarity."
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Competitor offer mapping + whitespace

offer-intel

Maps the offer landscape in your niche: pricing tiers, value props, audience overlap, positioning angles. Identifies whitespace where you could ship without colliding with established players.

Use whendesigning a new product, pricing page, or paid tier, and you want to position into the actual gap.
"Map the offer landscape for 'Substack creator tools' and find my whitespace."
Free for every subscriber

Fifteen skills, grouped by craft.

The medium-value skills I use daily. Free tier, open to any active GenAI Unplugged Substack subscriber. Each skill is a self-contained capability Claude can call on demand.

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Research & Investigation

gemini-searchFree web search via Gemini CLI when WebSearch fails or needs depth.
reddit-fetchPull and analyze Reddit threads, subreddit discussions, real practitioner pain points.
article-extractorStrip ads and nav from any URL to get clean readable text for analysis.
video-transcribe-youtubePull captions and transcript from any YouTube video.
✍️

Content & Strategy

brainstormingStructured exploration before any creative work: features, articles, designs.
prompt-engineeringImprove LLM outputs by tightening prompts. Designer-level prompt critique.
article-to-video-transcriptTransform an article into a YouTube video outline with hooks and beats.
file-organizerReorganize files and folders intelligently. Context-aware, dedupe-aware.
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Substack & Newsletter

substack-tocGenerate numbered TOC with working internal anchor links for Substack posts.
substack-live-recapTurn a Live transcript into a publish-ready recap with timestamps, hooks, SEO title.
hero-image-promptGenerate AI Monk hero-image prompts in the GenAI Unplugged style.
pdf-to-markdownConvert any PDF into clean markdown for further processing.
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Visual & Diagrams

excalidraw-diagramBuild Excalidraw diagrams that make a visual argument. Workflows, architectures.
pretty-screenshotsFrame terminal and code screenshots in branded GenAI Unplugged styling.
video-downloaderDownload YouTube videos at chosen quality for editing, transcription, or reference.
PluggedIn members also unlock 3 premium skills: video-edit-descript, product-copy, content-diagram. Plus every n8n workflow JSON shipped in PluggedIn articles, and every paid lesson body in full markdown.
Curated for the work

Four named collections Claude pulls on demand.

Not "search 100 prompts." Each collection is a curated set, named like a product, organized around what you're actually trying to ship today. Two are free. Two are PluggedIn.

Free
📝

Viral Substack Notes Creator

viral_substack_notes_creator

Thirteen named note formats and the rules behind why each one performs. Worldview Statement. Named Behavior. Contrarian Take. Hidden Truth. Permission Slip. Screenshot-Worthy Truth Bomb. Each format has a clear "use when" and a paste-ready prompt.

Built onJenny Ouyang's analysis of 3,230 high-performing Substack Notes plus the GenAI Unplugged voice constraints (no hedging, no guru-speak, no em-dashes, 150-400 char target).
"Use viral_substack_notes_creator. I want a Worldview Statement about why most AI demos lie."
Free
💼

LinkedIn Pack

linkedin_pack

Ten prompts for LinkedIn posts that earn the scroll-stop without sounding like LinkedIn. Hook patterns for the feed, 10-slide carousel architecture, build-in-public updates, repurpose article-to-LI in 3 different formats, comment-into-traffic plays, day-in-the-life templates.

Built onthe GenAI Unplugged distribution pattern for LinkedIn. The format that wins: specificity over polish, real numbers over vague claims, position over fence-sitting.
"Use linkedin_pack. Repurpose my new article into 3 LinkedIn posts in different formats."
PluggedIn
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Newsletter Article Toolkit

newsletter_article_toolkit

Ten standalone prompts that move an article from blank page to ready-to-ship. Strategic Foundation. Hook Pattern Library. System-Building Architecture. Theory Architecture. Brand Voice Audit. SEO/AEO Optimizer. 27-Point Quality Gate. Closer Patterns. Title Generator. Pillar Fit Check.

Built onthe 9-stage GenAI Unplugged content pipeline that ships every PluggedIn article. Distilled into self-contained prompts that work with any AI client.
"Use newsletter_article_toolkit. Run my draft through the 27-point quality gate."
PluggedIn
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YouTube Creator Pack

youtube_creator_pack

Ten prompts that move a video from idea to upload, in your voice. Title generator (5 patterns). Script outline (Hook + Stakes + Build + Payoff + CTA). SEO description with chapters. Tags. Thumbnail concepts in the brand stack. First-30-seconds hook beat. Chapter markers. Outro patterns. Pinned comment template. Description CTA block.

Built onthe GenAI Unplugged YouTube workflow that ships every Claude Code and AI systems video. Including the brand thumbnail stack (purple gradient, yellow text, AI Monk character).
"Use youtube_creator_pack. Generate the full description with chapters for my video on n8n self-hosting."
Coming soon
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Email Sequences Pack

email_sequences_pack

Welcome series, paid pitch sequence, re-engagement, win-back, course nurture. Built on the GenAI Unplugged email playbook that ships every Substack drop.

Drops innext collection wave. PluggedIn members get it first.
Coming soon
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Twitter / X Pack

twitter_x_pack

Hook patterns for the algorithm, thread architecture, quote-reply plays, repurpose-from-article in 5 formats, build-in-public cadence.

Drops innext collection wave. PluggedIn members get it first.
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Lost? Ask Claude: "What prompt collections does the PluggedIn MCP have?" Calls list_collections and returns the menu. Free, always.
On the roadmap

More of the GenAI Unplugged stack, soon plugged in.

The PluggedIn MCP is the front door. Every product we ship gets connected to it on the way out. PluggedIn members get them first, every time.

Q3 2026
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Brand Voice Generator

Paste 3 writing samples. Get a complete voice profile (vocabulary, architecture, stance, tempo) Claude can apply to any draft going forward. Built in collaboration with Nick at CoWrite with AI.

Q3 2026
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Wall of Love

Pull subscriber testimonials and reactions on demand. Generate paywall pitches, sales-page social proof, and welcome-DM copy from real reader words.

Q3 2026
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Substack Analytics MCP

Your Substack KPIs, Notes performance, top engagers, and revenue trends, queryable from inside Claude. Stop tab-switching to check yesterday's numbers.

Q3 2026
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Notes Scheduling

Draft, schedule, and publish Substack Notes from Claude. The same engine that powers SubflowAI, exposed as MCP tools for your own AI workflow.

Active PluggedIn members unlock each tool the day it launches. No upcharge. No new SKU. Just more inside the same connector.

The GenAI Unplugged Newsletter, indexed

60+ articles, one tool call away.

Every GenAI Unplugged Newsletter article Claude can search, read, and pull from inside your conversation. Refreshed daily. New posts show up within 24 hours, automatically.

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Search every GenAI Unplugged article

full_text_search

Boolean operators, phrase matching, prefix matches. Returns ranked snippets with title, slug, publish date, and engagement counts.

"Find Dheeraj's articles about 'Claude Code agents'."
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Read the full body of any article

get_post_content

Returns the complete article in markdown. Claude can summarize, extract templates, lift specific sections, or use it as context for a new piece.

"Read post 94 and summarize the architecture section."
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Sort by reactions, comments, restacks

get_top_articles

Live engagement metrics from Substack (likes, comments, restacks) pulled into the archive every 24 hours. Pick a metric, get the top N.

"What are Dheeraj's top 5 posts by restacks?"
Privacy by architecture

For tools that hit paid APIs.
Your keys, never ours.

Some tools call Gemini, YouTube Data, OpenAI, ElevenLabs. Other MCP servers ask you to paste those keys into their dashboard. We don't.

You keep keys in your local MCP config. Every tool call sends them as a request header. We forward them once to the upstream provider, then drop them from memory. Zero storage. Zero breach surface.

Get the copy-paste config →
Keys live in your local Claude Desktop or Cursor config
Sent per request as X-BYOK-* headers
Forwarded once, dropped at end of request
Never stored or written to our infrastructure
Never visible to us
Tiers

Free for subscribers. Full library for PluggedIn members.

Substack handles the billing. We just check whether you're an active subscriber and unlock the right tier. Cancel and your access auto-revokes within 90 minutes. Resubscribe and it comes back instantly.

Free

Any active GenAI Unplugged Substack subscriber.

  • 15 skills (research, content, Substack, visual)
  • 2 prompt collections: Viral Substack Notes Creator + LinkedIn Pack
  • Brand OS Builder: guided onboarding that produces YOUR voice, design system, and content strategy (4 tools, ~30 min)
  • Full archive search across 60+ published articles, FTS5
  • Course discovery: every GenAI Unplugged course and curriculum
  • Engagement metrics on every article
Connect free
FAQ

Honest answers.

Do I need to be a paid Substack subscriber?

No. The free tier is open to any active GenAI Unplugged subscriber, paid or not. The eight agents and premium skills require a paid Substack subscription, which auto-syncs into your access.

Which AI clients does this work with?

Anything that speaks MCP. Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web (custom connectors), Cursor, Cline, Continue, and any custom MCP client. Setup config snippets for each are at /account/keys.

What happens if I cancel my Substack subscription?

Access auto-revokes within 90 minutes (sometimes faster). Visit your account page for instant flip. Resubscribe and access comes back automatically on your next refresh.

Why "Bring Your Own Key" instead of letting you handle it?

Because it's strictly better for both of us. You keep full control of your spend on third-party APIs (Gemini, OpenAI, etc.). We don't have to encrypt-at-rest or worry about a breach exposing your credentials. And there's no shared-credit pool that runs dry on the 28th of the month.

What's in the audit log? Should I be worried?

One row per tool call: {your email, tool name, model name, success/error status, timestamp}. No prompt content, no output content, no key values, no payload. Retained for 90 days, then auto-purged. Full details in the Privacy Policy.

Are there usage limits?

20 calls per hour and 100 calls per day per tool, per member. It's a courtesy cap, not a contractual SLA. Generous for normal use, prevents runaway loops. If you legitimately need more for a workflow, email support.

Can I see what's been called from my account?

Coming soon. A usage timeline on the account page. The data is already being captured in the audit log; the UI just needs to be built.

How do I disconnect?

Visit /account and click "Disconnect from Claude". Revokes every OAuth token across every device. Or just remove the connector from your Claude or Cursor settings, same effect.

Ready to plug in?

One URL. Two minutes.
The whole system, inside your AI.

Paste this into Claude, then Settings, then Connectors, then "Add custom connector":

https://mcp.genaiunplugged.com
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