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.