nerve
The Simple Agent Development Kit.
Install / Use
claude mcp add evilsocket -- npx -y github:evilsocket/nerveIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
AI & Machine LearningSupported Platforms
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Our assessment of nerve
nerve scores 69/100 on our quality scale, 894th of 963 AI & Machine Learning skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 4.1 KB long, well organised into 9 sections with 1 code example: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.
With 1,317 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 15 months ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
- Our last check on 2026-10-17 found the source still online.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 71/100, with 3 cautions from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
nerve compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than nerve; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nerve (this skill)by evilsocket | 69 | 1.3k | 15mo ago | MCP Server |
| claude-memby thedotmack | 100 | 113.6k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 109.3k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 91.0k | 11d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 79.0k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install nerve?
- Run
claude mcp add evilsocket -- npx -y github:evilsocket/nerve. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does nerve work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is nerve safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It declares no license and scores 71/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is nerve still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 15 months ago. Expect some instructions to reference tool versions or APIs that have since changed.
Skill content
View source on GitHubnerve
<i>The Simple Agent Development Kit</i>
<small>Join the project community on our server!</small> <br/><br/> <a href="https://discord.gg/btZpkp45gQ" target="_blank" title="Join our community!"> <img src="https://dcbadge.limes.pink/api/server/https://discord.gg/btZpkp45gQ"/> </a>
</div>Nerve is a simple yet powerful Agent Development Kit (ADK) to build, run, evaluate, and orchestrate LLM-based agents using just YAML and a CLI. It’s designed for technical users who want programmable, auditable, and reproducible automation using large language models.
Key Features
📝 Declarative Agents
Define agents using a clean YAML format: system prompt, task, tools, and variables — all in one file.
🔧 Built-in Tools & Extensibility
Use shell commands, Python functions, or remote tools to power your agents. Tools are fully typed and annotated.
🌐 Native MCP Support (Client & Server)
Nerve is the first framework to let you define MCP servers in YAML — and act as both client and server, enabling agent teams and deep orchestration.
📊 Evaluation Mode
Benchmark your agents with YAML, Parquet, or folder-based test cases. Run reproducible tests, log structured outputs, and track regression or progress.
🔁 Workflows
Compose agents into simple, linear pipelines to create multi-step automations with shared context.
🧪 LLM-Agnostic
Built on LiteLLM, Nerve supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and dozens more — switch models in one line.
Quick Start
# 🖥️ install the project with:
pip install nerve-adk
# ⬇️ download and install an agent from a github repo with:
nerve install evilsocket/changelog
# 💡 or create an agent with a guided procedure:
nerve create new-agent
# 🚀 go!
nerve run new-agent
Read the documentation and the examples for more.
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Check out our contributing guidelines to get started and join our Discord community for help and discussion.
<a href="https://github.com/evilsocket/nerve/graphs/contributors"> <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=evilsocket/nerve" alt="Nerve project contributors" /> </a>License
Nerve is released under the GPL 3 license.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.