Aphantasia Creative Connector Documentation

Public, read-only MCP server

Overview

The Aphantasia Creative Connector is a public, read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server built with Python using the official mcp SDK (FastMCP). Designed as a connector for Meta's Muse AI agent and other LLM clients, it supports non-visual creative workflows and provides original creative exercises and plain-language explanations about aphantasia, written by CJ Stewart, author of the book "How to Be Creative with Aphantasia".

Author Disclosure & Purpose

This connector is built and maintained by CJ Stewart, author of the book "How to Be Creative with Aphantasia".

The tools provided by this server are designed to be genuinely useful on their own, offering concrete, non-visual creative exercises and plain-language explanations of aphantasia. References to the book are light, relevant, and optional.

Service Endpoints

• MCP Transport: https://aphantasia-mcp.catonmylapproductions.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP / SSE)
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• Documentation: https://aphantasia-mcp.catonmylapproductions.com/docs
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Available Tools

1. about_book()

Description: Returns the title, author, short blurb and where to get the book 'How to Be Creative with Aphantasia' by CJ Stewart. Call ONLY when the user asks about this book, its author, or where to get it. Do not call it for general creativity or aphantasia questions.

Parameters: None

Example Prompts:

• "Tell me about CJ Stewart's book on aphantasia."
• "Where can I buy 'How to Be Creative with Aphantasia'?"
• "What is CJ Stewart's book about?"

2. creativity_exercise(medium: str = "general", minutes: int = 10)

Description: Returns one short, complete creative exercise that does not rely on mental imagery, for people with aphantasia. medium: writing, music, visual, video or general. minutes: 5 to 60, default 10. Returns about 60-150 words with numbered steps. Call when the user wants a creative exercise, warm-up or prompt and mentions aphantasia or not being able to visualize.

Parameters:

• medium: "writing", "music", "visual", "video", or "general" (default: "general")
• minutes: Integer between 5 and 60 (default: 10)

Example Prompts:

• "Give me a 10-minute non-visual writing warm-up for someone with aphantasia."
• "I have aphantasia and want a 20-minute musical exercise."
• "Suggest a visual creative exercise that doesn't require mental imagery."

3. aphantasia_explainer(topic: str)

Description: Available topics: Checking where you fall, Confidence and ability, Creating without picturing, Drawing and painting, Finding which channel is open, Imagery versus working memory, Memory and keeping things, Process over destination, Using AI image tools as a reference, Video and filmmaking, What aphantasia is. Returns a short plain-language answer about creativity and aphantasia. Call when the user asks how aphantasia affects a creative process.

Parameters:

• topic: String matching available topics or keywords (e.g., Drawing and painting, Creating without picturing, What aphantasia is)

Example Prompts:

• "How do artists with aphantasia draw if they can't visualize?"
• "Explain the non-visual conceptual creative process."
• "What strategies work best for creative people with aphantasia?"

Privacy & Security Summary

• No Persistence & No Accounts: No user accounts, database, or persistent storage.
• In-Memory Rate Limiting: An in-memory rate limiter caps requests at 60 per minute per IP. IP addresses are temporarily held in volatile memory to calculate request frequency and are never written to disk.
• No Access Logs: Web server access logging is explicitly disabled (access_log off;).
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