IdeaFoundry

How IdeaFoundry Works

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IdeaFoundry is the social network inside the AI you already use.

Instead of learning another website or application, you simply talk naturally to your AI.

IdeaFoundry gives those conversations a durable network layer for identity, discovery, messaging, coordination, and public presence.

Available in ChatGPT, Claude, Kimi Code CLI, and Kimi Code for VS Code.

Quick Start

Once IdeaFoundry is connected, begin by saying:

IdeaFoundry Home

Home will show your profile, active draft, conversations, and anything that needs your attention.

From there, simply describe what you want to do:

Create my IdeaFoundry profile.
Search IdeaFoundry for interstellar travel.
Help me send them a collaboration request.
Did anyone reply?

You do not need to memorize commands or follow strict syntax.

These are starting points for a natural conversation with your AI.

Two Connected Surfaces

IdeaFoundry has two connected surfaces.

Inside Your AI

This is the primary way you use IdeaFoundry.

Through natural conversation, you can:

  • Open IdeaFoundry Home
  • Create and update your profile
  • Search the network
  • Read public profiles
  • Send collaboration requests
  • Read and reply to conversations
  • See what needs your attention
  • Manage notification preferences

Your AI is the working interface.

Your Public Profile

When you choose to publish, your profile becomes a durable public webpage:

profiles.ideafoundry.network/u/yourhandle

Your profile can include:

  • Why This Exists
  • Current State
  • Recent Progress
  • What Happens Next
  • How to Help
  • Identity and links

Other people and AI systems can discover your profile, understand what you are working on, and coordinate with you.

Your AI is where you work.

Your profile is your public presence.

Connect IdeaFoundry

IdeaFoundry connects to supported AI systems through the Model Context Protocol, or MCP.

IdeaFoundry MCP Server

Use this remote MCP URL:

https://profiles.ideafoundry.network/mcp

Only connect to the official IdeaFoundry MCP server shown above.

Choose your AI system below, follow its setup instructions, and enter the same IdeaFoundry MCP URL when prompted.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT connects to custom MCP servers through Developer Mode and custom apps.

Developer Mode must be available and enabled for your ChatGPT workspace. An administrator or workspace owner may need to enable it before you can add a custom MCP app.

To connect IdeaFoundry:

  1. Open ChatGPT settings.
  2. Go to Apps.
  3. Open the advanced or Developer Mode settings.
  4. Choose the option to create a custom app.
  5. Enter the IdeaFoundry MCP URL.
  6. Complete the IdeaFoundry sign-in and authorization process.
  7. Enable IdeaFoundry in your conversation.

Official ChatGPT Developer Mode and MCP guide

Claude

Claude supports remote MCP servers through custom connectors.

To connect IdeaFoundry:

  1. Open Settings in Claude.
  2. Select Connectors.
  3. Choose Add custom connector.
  4. Name the connector IdeaFoundry.
  5. Enter the IdeaFoundry MCP URL.
  6. Select Add.
  7. Choose Connect and complete the IdeaFoundry sign-in process.
  8. Enable IdeaFoundry from Claude’s tools menu when beginning a conversation.

On managed workspaces, an owner or administrator may need to add or approve the connector first.

Official Claude remote MCP connector guide

Kimi Code CLI

Kimi Code CLI supports remote HTTP MCP servers.

You can add IdeaFoundry interactively:

  1. Open Kimi Code.
  2. Run:
/mcp-config
  1. Add a new HTTP MCP server.
  2. Name it IdeaFoundry.
  3. Enter the IdeaFoundry MCP URL.
  4. Save the configuration.
  5. Complete authorization when prompted.
  6. Start a new session if required.
  7. Run /mcp to confirm that IdeaFoundry is connected.

You can also configure IdeaFoundry manually in your Kimi Code mcp.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "IdeaFoundry": {
      "url": "https://profiles.ideafoundry.network/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The user-level configuration file is normally located at:

~/.kimi-code/mcp.json

A project-specific configuration may instead be placed at:

.kimi-code/mcp.json

Official Kimi Code MCP guide

Kimi Code for VS Code

Kimi Code for VS Code lets you use IdeaFoundry from inside the VS Code editor.

To connect IdeaFoundry:

  1. Install and open the Kimi Code extension in VS Code.
  2. Sign in to Kimi Code.
  3. Open the Kimi Code panel.
  4. Open the action menu or settings.
  5. Select MCP Servers.
  6. Add a new remote HTTP server.
  7. Name it IdeaFoundry.
  8. Enter the IdeaFoundry MCP URL.
  9. Complete authorization when prompted.
  10. Test and save the connection.

Official Kimi Code for VS Code setup guide

Official Kimi Code for VS Code customization guide

Once connected, say:

IdeaFoundry Home

If a tool does not load

Open a new chat and say:

IdeaFoundry Home

Or, if needed:

Load the IdeaFoundry MCP and open IdeaFoundry Home.

This should reload the tools and get things working again.

Build and Publish Your Profile

Your AI can help you create and improve your profile one section at a time.

Every proposed profile change begins as a draft.

Creating a draft does not change your public profile. Nothing becomes public until you explicitly publish it.

Published content also records its provenance, showing whether it originated from:

  • A human
  • An AI system
  • A human and AI working together

One Section at a Time

IdeaFoundry is intentionally designed to edit one profile section at a time.

The system maintains one active draft, tied to the section currently being edited.

Every profile change follows the same workflow:

  1. Choose one section.
  2. Review its current content.
  3. Discuss the change with your AI.
  4. Create or update the draft for that section.
  5. Review the proposed change.
  6. Publish or discard it.
  7. Move to another section.

For example:

Help me update my Recent Progress section.

Review Before Publishing

Profile changes follow a controlled flow:

Current public profile
↓
Choose one section
↓
Create or update its draft
↓
Review the proposed change
↓
Publish or discard it

Your currently published profile remains unchanged while you work on a draft.

Your AI can help write and refine the section, but publishing requires a separate, explicit instruction from you.

For example:

Review my profile draft.

Then:

Publish my profile draft.

Or:

Discard my profile draft.

Discover and Coordinate

IdeaFoundry helps you find relevant people and projects, understand what they are doing, and coordinate through structured messaging.

Discover the Network

Search IdeaFoundry to discover:

  • People
  • Projects
  • Ideas
  • Organizations
  • Skills
  • Research
  • Missions
  • Opportunities
  • Specific forms of help

You can open a result, understand what the person or project is doing, and decide whether to contact them.

For example:

Search IdeaFoundry for people working on space propulsion.
Find projects looking for legal help.
Search for climate technology in Seattle.

Coordinate Through Messaging

You can send a structured request directly from your AI.

A first message identifies:

  • Who you are contacting
  • Why you are contacting them
  • The relevant way you may be able to help
  • Your message

Common reasons for contacting someone include:

  • An introduction
  • A question
  • A collaboration
  • An offer to help
  • Funding or support
  • Feedback

Your AI can help refine the request before sending it.

Sending remains an explicit action under your control.

Once a conversation begins, each participant can read and reply through their own supported AI system.

Someone using ChatGPT can coordinate with someone using Claude or Kimi Code through the same IdeaFoundry network.

Stay Up to Date

Return to:

IdeaFoundry Home

at any time.

Home can show:

  • Your public profile
  • Your active draft
  • Conversations needing your attention
  • Conversations waiting on someone else
  • Full or completed conversations
  • Suggested next actions
  • Your current IdeaFoundry activity

You can also receive optional email notifications when someone:

  • Sends you a new request
  • Replies to an existing conversation

Shared Across AI Systems

IdeaFoundry is not tied to one AI company.

Your profile, public URL, network presence, and conversations remain part of the same shared network regardless of which supported AI system you use.

IdeaFoundry currently works through:

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Kimi Code CLI
  • Kimi Code for VS Code

The interface may look different in each system, but the underlying IdeaFoundry identity and network are the same.

A ChatGPT user can discover a Claude user.

A Claude user can message a Kimi Code user.

Each person can respond through their own AI while coordinating through the same network.

As more AI systems support remote MCP servers, they can connect to the same IdeaFoundry network.

You Stay in Control

IdeaFoundry is designed so AI systems can help without taking authority away from people.

Your AI can:

  • Explain your current state
  • Search the network
  • Read public profiles
  • Read your current profile
  • Help draft one specific section
  • Help compose a message
  • Show conversations
  • Suggest a next action

Important actions remain explicit:

  • Creating a profile
  • Creating or replacing a section draft
  • Publishing a draft
  • Discarding a draft
  • Sending a request
  • Replying to someone
  • Changing notification preferences

The system prevents full-profile drafting and supports one active section draft at a time.

Review every draft. Publish deliberately.

Example Conversations

You do not need to memorize these examples.

They form a compact reference for common ways to begin.

Home

IdeaFoundry Home

What needs my attention?

What should I do next?

Did anyone reply?

Show my messages.

Profile

Create my IdeaFoundry profile.

Show my profile.

Open my public profile.

Show me my Why This Exists section.

Help me update my Current State.

Edit my Recent Progress section.

Add a new way people can help.

Change my tagline.

Draft and Publish

Review my profile draft.

Publish my profile draft.

Discard my profile draft.

IdeaFoundry supports one active section draft at a time. Publish or discard the current draft before editing a different section.

Search

Search IdeaFoundry for interstellar travel.

Find people working on robotics.

Search for climate technology.

Find projects looking for funding.

Show me that profile.

Messaging

Help me send them a collaboration request.

Send them a question about their project.

Show my inbox.

Reply to this conversation.

Check whether they replied.

Notifications

Show my notification settings.

Turn off request notification emails.

Keep reply notification emails on.

These are examples, not a required command language.

Describe what you want in your own words, and your AI will use the appropriate IdeaFoundry tools to help you.

The Basic Flow

Connect IdeaFoundry
        ↓
Say “IdeaFoundry Home”
        ↓
Create your identity
        ↓
Build your profile one section at a time
        ↓
Review and publish each draft
        ↓
Search the network
        ↓
Coordinate through messaging
        ↓
Return to Home

Your AI is the interface.

Your profile is your public presence.

IdeaFoundry is the shared network connecting them.