How to Use the CTO Architect Prover MCP in Claude

Q: How do I configure the CTO Architect Prover with Claude Desktop?

Open your claudedesktopconfig.json file and add the server under the mcpServers key. Point it to your Vinkius token command, save, and restart the app to see the tool hammer icon.

Q: What happens when an architecture fails the validation check?

The validatectoarchitect tool returns a hard rejection with a detailed breakdown of the exact failure axes. Your agent will then rewrite the proposal to fix the gaps in your system design.

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Kill Resume-Driven Development in Claude Desktop

Stop letting your agent suggest Kubernetes for a 50-user app. Run `validate_cto_architect` straight from your chat bar to force a cold, hard look at your stack fitness. It forces you to justify why you chose that massive distributed system when a simple SQLite monolith would run circles around it for a fraction of the cost. When you paste a system design proposal into Claude Desktop, this tool tears down weak assumptions about scale. You get an immediate, cynical evaluation of your stack against your actual team size and budget constraints instead of generic, bloated templates.

Hard-Test Your Failure Tolerance

Most designs assume the network is perfect and databases never crash. When you run `validate_cto_architect` inside your local workspace, the server analyzes your failover paths, circuit breakers, and database redundancy. It rejects vague promises like "it should work fine" and demands exact recovery times. Using this MCP Server with your local Claude Desktop config means you can test these failure scenarios before writing Terraform files. Your agent flags single points of failure in your cache, queue, or API gateway so you don't get paged at three in the morning.

Stop Accepting Security Theater

Saying "we use HTTPS" is not a security strategy. This tool forces your agent to check for specific controls like rate limits, token rotation schedules, and parameterized queries. It rejects wildcard CORS headers and demand-checks your encryption algorithms. Connecting the MCP Server to claude.ai via a remote URL lets your team run these audits in shared chats. You get a direct, unvarnished security grade on your architecture proposals without leaving the browser interface.

Setup guide

Set up CTO Architect Prover MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The CTO Architect Prover MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the CTO Architect Prover MCP configuration

Copy the JSON snippet on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under cto-architect-prover-mcp.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cto-architect-prover-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about CTO Architect Prover MCP in Claude Desktop

Open your `claude_desktop_config.json` file and add the server under the `mcpServers` key. Point it to your Vinkius token command, save, and restart the app to see the tool hammer icon.

No, you can run it entirely through the Vinkius cloud sandbox. Just hook up the remote URL to your Claude Desktop or web client to start running audits without managing local node dependencies.

Yes, you can configure it as a custom web connector inside the claude.ai integration settings. This lets you run the validation engine completely in the cloud without editing local JSON configuration files.

The `validate_cto_architect` tool returns a hard rejection with a detailed breakdown of the exact failure axes. Your agent will then rewrite the proposal to fix the gaps in your system design.

Vinkius runs this tool in an ephemeral V8 Isolate sandbox. Your architecture proposals and system topology text are processed in memory and deleted immediately after the validation check finishes.

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