Wisdom MCP
Wisdom gives any MCP-compatible host one readable system for Africa's past, present, and future. It exposes the archive, independent Agenda 2063 data, and long-range futures scenarios through a single remote endpoint, with universal search/fetch tools for ChatGPT and OpenAI API clients plus deeper named tools for hosts that support the full MCP surface.
Remote MCP endpoint
https://wisdom.family/api/mcp
Best first setup path
In ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex, add a custom remote MCP server named wisdom and paste the endpoint above. Terminal commands are optional, not required.
Wisdom now exposes the OpenAI-compatible search and fetch tools alongside its domain-specific tools, so hosts can start with retrieval and graduate into richer tool calling where supported.
Search 561 works across African and diaspora thought, then pull full records with themes, relations, and access links.
Query 22 Agenda 2063 indicators with coverage, weighting, sources, and goal-level context instead of static report summaries.
Explore 16 futures indicators through Failure, Current Path, and Possible Africa, with clear scenario sources and failure-case logic.
Wisdom ships prompts, resources, and an orientation tool so a host can explain itself clearly, ask one useful question, and be honest about stored text versus external links.
Explain the system
Start with one plain explanation of the archive, the present data layer, and the futures layer.
Ask one useful question
Clarify geography, time horizon, or whether the user wants past, present, or future only when it improves the answer.
Name what is actually stored
If a work has only catalog context, say that. If Wisdom stores an excerpt or internal text, surface it directly.
Installation
In ChatGPT, enable connector developer mode if your plan or workspace requires it, then create a custom MCP connector. Name it Wisdom and paste this server URL:
https://wisdom.family/api/mcp
ChatGPT and OpenAI deep research integrations look for search and fetch. Wisdom exposes both, so users can ask for archive context, Agenda 2063 evidence, or future scenarios without learning tool names.
Tool reference
The current server exposes 15 tools across universal retrieval, orientation, archive, Agenda 2063, and futures.
searchCompatibility search across archive, present data, and futures, with an optional layer filter for archive, agenda, or futures.
fetchFetches a full item returned by search with text, canonical URL, layer, and metadata for citations.
about_wisdomExplains what Wisdom is, what the MCP exposes, and how to use it well.
search_worksSearch across the archive catalog and stored context blocks where available.
get_workFull work record with themes, relations, access links, and internal text status when available.
list_worksStructured browse by region, era, genre, theme, or query.
list_themesTheme catalog with counts and slugs.
get_themeAll works for a chosen theme slug.
get_agenda_overviewIndependent overall score, coverage, freshness, and AU comparison context.
get_methodologyExplains the scoring formula, aggregation method, population weighting, and missing-data treatment.
list_agenda_indicatorsBrowse the 22 live Agenda 2063 indicators.
get_agenda_indicatorDetailed indicator view with progress, weighting, regional averages, and country leaders/laggards.
get_country_profileCountry-level Agenda 2063 profile for an AU member state, including ranks and missing indicators.
list_future_indicatorsBrowse the 16 scenario indicators used on the futures page.
get_future_indicatorCurrent value, 2043 scenarios, sources, and failure-case rationale.
Example prompts
“What is Wisdom and what can you do with it here?”
“Find political philosophy from West Africa after 1960.”
“Give me the independent Agenda 2063 overview and tell me how much of the framework is actually covered.”
“Show me the life expectancy indicator and explain the weighted vs simple aggregate.”
“List the futures indicators in governance and explain the failure scenario logic.”
“Compare the archive, the present data, and the futures layer for education in Africa.”