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🎯 MAI Advisor - Multi-Agent Intelligence Grant Planning System

License Python Gradio OpenRouter MCP

MCP 1st Birthday Hackathon Submission | Enterprise Track (Both Categories)

A complete AI-powered grant planning system that transforms nonprofit organizations from 2-3 grant applications per year to 10-15 applications in 90 days through strategic frameworks and autonomous AI agent execution.


🌟 What This System Does

MAI Advisor provides dual deployment modes for comprehensive grant planning:

πŸ–₯️ Gradio Web Interface

  • User-friendly UI for immediate grant strategy generation
  • 6 comprehensive outputs in 60 seconds:
    • Search engine dorks (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo)
    • Financial management framework
    • Grant writing strategy
    • Research methodology
    • Orchestrated grant plan
    • AI agent execution instructions (8,000+ words)
  • Public access - users provide own OpenRouter API keys
  • Zero setup - runs in browser

πŸ”Œ MCP Server Integration

  • Native MCP protocol for Claude Desktop
  • 4 tools exposed via Model Context Protocol
  • 3 knowledge resources for strategic guidance
  • Async stdio transport for production use

πŸš€ Quick Start

Option 1: HuggingFace Space (No Installation)

Visit the deployed Space (coming soon):

https://huggingface.co/spaces/nbiish/mai-advisor-grant-planning
  1. Enter your OpenRouter API key (get one free)
  2. Enter grant topic and location
  3. Generate complete strategy
  4. Download 6 comprehensive files

Option 2: Local Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/nbiish/mai-advisor-mcp.git
cd mai-advisor-mcp/mai-advisor-mcp

# Setup virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run Gradio app
python app_workflow.py

Visit http://localhost:7860

Option 3: MCP Server (Claude Desktop)

# Run setup script
python docs/setup/setup_claude_config.py

# Restart Claude Desktop
# Use: "Generate a grant strategy for community health in Seattle"

See Setup Documentation for detailed instructions.


πŸ“¦ Repository Structure

mai-advisor-mcp/
β”œβ”€β”€ mai-advisor-mcp/              # Main application directory
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ app_workflow.py           # Gradio web interface (production)
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ src/                      # Core source code
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ advisor_tools.py      # Strategic framework generators
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ dork_generator.py     # Search query optimization
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ grant_agent.py        # AI research agent (OpenRouter)
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ search_operators.py   # Advanced search strategies
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ server.py             # Full MCP server
β”‚   β”‚   └── server_simplified.py  # Minimal MCP server
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ docs/                     # Organized documentation
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ setup/                # Installation guides
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ deployment/           # HuggingFace deployment
β”‚   β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ hackathon/            # Submission materials
β”‚   β”‚   └── development/          # Development docs
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ examples/                 # Usage examples
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ huggingface_space_deploy/ # Production deployment package
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
β”‚   └── LICENSE                   # MIT License
β”œβ”€β”€ .github/                      # GitHub configuration
β”œβ”€β”€ .venv/                        # Virtual environment (local)
└── README.md                     # This file

🎯 Key Features

For Nonprofits

  • 99.9% faster initial draft generation (30-60 seconds vs weeks)
  • 400% increase in grant applications (10-15 vs 2-3 annually)
  • Automated discovery - AI agent finds opportunities
  • Strategic frameworks - not just text generation
  • Proven processes - small nonprofit focused

Technical Innovation

  • Dual deployment - Web UI + MCP server
  • OpenRouter integration - Free Google Gemini 2.0 Flash
  • MCP protocol - Native Claude Desktop support
  • Autonomous agents - 8,000+ word execution plans
  • Public access - No authentication required
  • User-provided API keys - Zero cost risk

Enterprise-Grade Quality

  • Production-ready code with error handling
  • Comprehensive documentation - setup, deployment, usage
  • Clean architecture - modular, testable, maintainable
  • Security - No hardcoded secrets, user-provided keys
  • Performance - Async operations, optimized workflows

πŸ“š Documentation

Setup & Installation

Deployment

Hackathon Submission

Development


πŸ—οΈ Architecture

System Flow

User Input (Topic + Location)
    ↓
Orchestrator Layer
    ↓
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β”‚                    β”‚                  β”‚                   β”‚
Search Dork       Financial         Grant            Research
Generator         Advisor           Expert           Expert
    β”‚                β”‚                  β”‚                   β”‚
    β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”΄β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜
                              ↓
                     Orchestrator Synthesis
                              ↓
                     AI Agent TODO Generator
                              ↓
                    6 Comprehensive Outputs

MCP Integration

Claude Desktop
    ↓
MCP Protocol (stdio)
    ↓
MAI Advisor Server
    ↓
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β”‚  Tool 1  β”‚  Tool 2  β”‚  Tool 3  β”‚  Tool 4  β”‚
β”‚ generate β”‚  dorks   β”‚ get_todo β”‚ get_plan β”‚
β”‚ strategy β”‚   only   β”‚          β”‚          β”‚
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πŸ”‘ API Keys

OpenRouter (Required)

Get free API key: openrouter.ai/keys

  • Model: Google Gemini 2.0 Flash
  • Cost: FREE tier available
  • Usage: Strategic framework generation

Tavily (Optional)

For enhanced research capabilities:

  • Sign up at tavily.com
  • Add to .env file for local development

🀝 Contributing

This is a hackathon submission project. After the competition:

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open Pull Request

πŸ“„ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


πŸ† Hackathon Tracks

MCP 1st Birthday Hackathon - Both Enterprise Tracks:

  1. Building MCP (Enterprise) - Native MCP server implementation

    • 4 production-ready tools
    • 3 knowledge resources
    • Async stdio transport
    • Claude Desktop integration
  2. MCP in Action (Enterprise) - Autonomous AI agent workflow

    • 8,000+ word execution plan
    • 90-day grant acquisition timeline
    • Browser-enabled AI integration
    • Human-in-the-loop approvals

πŸ™ Acknowledgments

  • Anthropic - Model Context Protocol specification
  • OpenRouter - Free access to Google Gemini 2.0 Flash
  • Gradio - Excellent web UI framework
  • HuggingFace - Space hosting platform
  • LangChain - AI orchestration tools

πŸ“ž Contact

Developer: nbiish
Repository: github.com/nbiish/mai-advisor-mcp
HuggingFace: huggingface.co/nbiish


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