ASEKE Compass Engine MCP Server

ASEKE Compass Engine — MCP Server

Behavioral analysis tools grounded in Panksepp's Affective Neuroscience (1998), Duckitt & Sibley's Dual Process Model (2009), and the ASEKE framework (Hall).

What This Does

Provides structured analytical patterns for understanding human behavior and intent through the lens of primary emotional systems, Information Structure capture, and transition dynamics.

Tools

| Tool | Purpose | | --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | list_all | Catalog all 7 primary systems and 12 named patterns | | get_system_info | Detailed info on a Panksepp system (neural basis, IS vulnerability, political bridge) | | get_pattern_info | Detailed info on a named pattern (substrate, blind spots, leverage points) | | analyze_behavior | Structured 5-step ASEKE analysis of any behavioral situation | | match_patterns | Signal-based pattern matching against the 12-pattern library | | bridge_to_political | Map system activation to DPM (RWA/SDO)\* with timescale caveats |

\*This tool uses the Dual Process Model (DPM) to map biological emotional systems to political psychology dimensions—specifically Right-Wing Authoritarianism (RWA) and Social Dominance Orientation (SDO).

Biological Vocabulary: Panksepp's Seven Systems

| System | Role | IS Vulnerability | | --------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | SEEKING | Curiosity, exploration, goal-pursuit | IS acquisition gateway — hooks curiosity first | | RAGE | Obstacle removal, boundary defense | Requires a target — demagogic IS provides one | | FEAR | Threat detection, escape | Primary authoritarian IS substrate (→ RWA) | | PANIC/GRIEF | Separation distress, bonding need | Desperate belonging-seeking — cults, movements recruit here | | CARE | Nurturing, protection | Circle width determines SDO axis position | | PLAY | Social joy, boundary-testing | Resistant to IS but weaponizable (trolling) | | LUST | Reproductive motivation | LUST+FEAR = purity politics |

Pattern Library

12 named patterns synthesizing established research: Scapegoat Pivot, Coherence Timeout, Comfort Trap, Burnout Cascade, Algorithmic Escalation, Mirror Conflict, IS Competition, Institutional Mood, Virtue Fortress, Authority Transfer, Narrative Gravity Well, Identity Lock-In.

Setup

Clone or fork the repository.

cd ~/aseke-compass-mcp
npm install
npx tsc

Claude Desktop Config

Add to ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aseke-compass": {
      "command": "/home/<your_username>/.nvm/versions/node/<your_node_version>/bin/node",
      "args": ["/your/path/to/aseke-compass-mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after config changes.

Provenance

Empirical foundations: Panksepp (1998), Duckitt & Sibley (2009), Jost & Banaji (1994), Milgram (1963), Kahneman (2011), Sweller (1988), Kahan (2017), Russell (1980), and others.

Framework contributions: ASEKE (Hall) — IS capture of primary emotional system output via CE efficiency. EFHF (Hall) — lumpability, coherence windows. Boundary Conditions (Hall, 2026) — ethical behavior as structurally weaker boundary condition.

The seven primary emotional systems are established cross-species neuroscience. The pattern library synthesizes established findings into original analytical tools. See the companion SKILL.md for full analysis.

Author

Tyler B. Hall — part of the ASEKE/EFHF research program.