aipatterns.com.au MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes the aipatterns.com.au pattern library, AU AI incidents, sector benchmarks, and regulatory changes as tools callable by Claude, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants.

What it provides

Tool	Description
`search_patterns`	Full-text search across the pattern library (title, description, content)
`get_pattern`	Retrieve full detail + implementation guidance for a specific pattern
`get_incidents`	Notable Australian AI incidents with linked patterns and regulatory outcomes
`get_sector_benchmark`	AU AI Maturity Index scores for banking, insurance, government, retail, healthcare, utilities
`get_regulatory_changes`	APRA CPS 230, OAIC Privacy Act reform, ASIC INFO 183, TGA SaMD, and more

No database connection or network calls are required at runtime — all data is served from the local pattern files and hardcoded seed data.

Published on npm as aipatterns-mcp-server — no clone or build step needed, npx fetches and runs it.

Add to Claude Desktop

Edit ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aipatterns-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

Add to Cursor

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aipatterns-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Add to GitHub Copilot (VS Code MCP extension)

Add to your VS Code settings.json:

config.json

{
  "mcp.servers": {
    "aipatterns": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "aipatterns-mcp-server"],
      "transport": "stdio"
    }
  }
}

Running from source (development)

bash

git clone https://github.com/uchit/aipatterns-mcp-server
cd aipatterns-mcp-server
npm install
npm run dev    # runs via tsx (no build step needed)
npm run build  # compile TS → JS for production use

Transport

stdio — the server reads JSON-RPC from stdin and writes responses to stdout. stderr is used for diagnostic messages only.