kronk-mcp

Research

The ONLY sanctioned path to the Kronk MCP service (`web_search`, `fuzzy_edit`) in the rote-routed config. Every command is a `rote ...` invocation in Bash. Load whenever you need web research, or when a host edit fails on exact-string matching and you need the rote-routed `fuzzy_edit` fallback.

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Kronk MCP (rote config)

Kronk MCP is reachable only through rote. Direct HTTP/MCP/curl is removed by design.

Tool selection

Operation	Use
Web research	`web_search` via this skill (no host alternative)
Modify an existing file	Host's native edit/replace first; only on exact-match failure call `fuzzy_edit` via this skill
Create / read / shell / `go doc` / `gopls`	Host's native tools — not this skill

fuzzy_edit is a fallback, not a primary. web_search is primary.

Hard rules

Never call http://localhost:9000/mcp directly. The host MCP wiring is intentionally removed.
Try the host's native edit first. Only call fuzzy_edit after exact-match fails.
Never call rote init. The playground workspace is created by make agents-rote-playground. If missing, ask the user to run make agents-rote-seed.
Always be inside the playground workspace when invoking rote (use the ( cd ... && rote ... ) pattern below).
If a kronk-mcp command fails, stop and report to the user. Do not improvise an alternative transport.

Workflow: probe → call → query

Discover the right tool

( cd ~/.rote/rote/workspaces/playground && \
    rote kronk_probe "<intent, e.g. 'edit a file' or 'search the web'>" )

Tool names in the catalog are bare: web_search, fuzzy_edit (not kronk_*). The kronk_ prefix only applies to rote shorthand verbs (kronk_probe, kronk_call).

Execute

rm -f of the session cache is mandatory before every kronk_call — without it you get 404 session not found after the kronk-server recycles.

( rm -f ~/.rote/adapters/kronk/runtime/sessions/workspace_playground.json && \
  cd ~/.rote/rote/workspaces/playground && \
    rote kronk_call web_search '{"query":"...", "count":5}' -s )

( rm -f ~/.rote/adapters/kronk/runtime/sessions/workspace_playground.json && \
  cd ~/.rote/rote/workspaces/playground && \
    rote kronk_call fuzzy_edit '{
      "file_path":"/abs/path/to/file.go",
      "old_string":"...",
      "new_string":"..."
    }' -s )

Response is cached as @N.json.

Query the response

MCP responses wrap output as { content: [{ type: "text", text: "<string>" }], is_error?: bool }. For Kronk's tools the inner text is plain text — do not fromjson it. is_error is omitted on success.

( cd ~/.rote/rote/workspaces/playground && rote @1 '(.is_error // false)' )
( cd ~/.rote/rote/workspaces/playground && rote @1 '.content[0].text' )

When the right adapter doesn't exist

If rote adapter list doesn't include the service you need, stop and tell the user. Do not silently fall back to direct HTTP, MCP, or hand-rolled scripts.