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NeuroDock

I'm tired. Just tell me what to do.

Three steps. Don’t think. Don’t read ahead.

1. Run this

Section titled “1. Run this”
Terminal window
npx --yes @neurodock/cli@latest install-all

2. Copy the burnout-recovery preset

Section titled “2. Copy the burnout-recovery preset”
Terminal window
# macOS / Linux
mkdir -p ~/.neurodock && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tlennon-ie/neurodock/main/profiles/burnout-recovery.yaml -o ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml
Terminal window
# Windows PowerShell
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force ~/.neurodock | Out-Null
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tlennon-ie/neurodock/main/profiles/burnout-recovery.yaml -OutFile ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml

3. Restart Claude

Section titled “3. Restart Claude”

Full quit. Cmd+Q on macOS. Close from the system tray on Windows. Reopen.

That’s the whole install.

What does this command do? (Read only if you have energy)

npx --yes @neurodock/cli@latest install-all installs the five NeuroDock MCP servers from PyPI using uvx, then writes the MCP-server registration block into your detected client’s config (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or Cursor). You don’t have to clone the repo. You don’t have to read the per-client setup. The CLI figures it out.

The profile copy step writes a single YAML file to ~/.neurodock/profile.yaml. Every MCP server reads it on startup. You can edit it later, or you can leave it alone.

What changes in this profile? (Optional)

The burnout-recovery preset is opinionated about three things:

  • Rumination check refuses earlier. The OCD-style finality response fires on re-validation requests so you stop re-litigating closed decisions.
  • End-of-day is 16:30 local. Hyperfocus nudges quote that time back to you verbatim. You can override, but you will see it every time.
  • Max chunk size is 3. Lists are short. Output is small. You can scan without scrolling.

The full preset also tightens the hyperfocus break cadence (45 minutes instead of 60–90) and sets motion to reduced. Every value is documented at the top of profiles/burnout-recovery.yaml.

When should I revisit this? (Optional)

If in four to six weeks you still feel you need this preset, that is important information. Escalate from “tooling adjustment” to “human support” (therapist, GP, time off, manager conversation). NeuroDock is a substrate, not a treatment.

What this is NOT (Optional)

This preset doesn’t medicate you. It doesn’t manage your inbox. It doesn’t tell anyone you are using it. It just changes how the substrate paces output and how strict the guardrails are.

The rest of the docs can wait. Come back when you have tried it out and want to learn more.