Agentation Setup
Set up the Agentation annotation toolbar in this project.
Steps
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Check if already installed
- •Look for
agentationin package.json dependencies - •If not found, run
npm install agentation(or pnpm/yarn based on lockfile)
- •Look for
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Check if already configured
- •Search for
<Agentationorimport { Agentation }in src/ or app/ - •If found, report that Agentation is already set up and exit
- •Search for
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Detect framework
- •Next.js App Router: has
app/layout.tsxorapp/layout.js - •Next.js Pages Router: has
pages/_app.tsxorpages/_app.js
- •Next.js App Router: has
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Add the component
For Next.js App Router, add to the root layout:
tsximport { Agentation } from "agentation"; // Add inside the body, after children: {process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && <Agentation />}For Next.js Pages Router, add to _app:
tsximport { Agentation } from "agentation"; // Add after Component: {process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" && <Agentation />} - •
Confirm component setup
- •Tell the user the Agentation toolbar component is configured
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Check if MCP server already configured
- •Run
claude mcp listto check ifagentationMCP server is already registered - •If yes, skip to final confirmation step
- •Run
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Configure Claude Code MCP server
- •Run:
claude mcp add agentation -- npx agentation-mcp server - •This registers the MCP server with Claude Code automatically
- •Run:
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Confirm full setup
- •Tell the user both components are set up:
- •React component for the toolbar (
<Agentation />) - •MCP server configured to auto-start with Claude Code
- •React component for the toolbar (
- •Tell user to restart Claude Code to load the MCP server
- •Explain that annotations will now sync to Claude automatically
- •Tell the user both components are set up:
Notes
- •The
NODE_ENVcheck ensures Agentation only loads in development - •Agentation requires React 18
- •The MCP server auto-starts when Claude Code launches (uses npx, no global install needed)
- •Port 4747 is used by default for the HTTP server
- •Run
npx agentation-mcp doctorto verify setup