Cynical Sally
About
A brutally honest senior-engineer code reviewer as an MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor & Windsurf: 0–10 scores, real issues, usable fixes. 8 tools, free tier, no account needed.
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- Author
- w1ckedxt
- Downloads
- 328
- Categories
- Developer Tools, AI
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- Scores code 0–10 with evidence-backed issues.
- Eight specialized tools: roast, explain, review-pr, refactor, brainstorm, frontend, marketing, usage.
- Free tier includes 90 roasts per month, no account needed.
- Works in terminal and as MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
- Provides actionable fixes alongside honest criticism.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Cynical SallyCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Install the CLI globally with npm install -g @cynicalsally/cli and run sally roast ./src/. For Claude Code, add it as an MCP server using claude mcp add cynical-sally -- npx @cynicalsally/cli mcp. No account is required for the free tier.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cynical sally": {
"cynical-sally": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cynicalsally/cli",
"mcp"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"cynical-sally": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cynicalsally/cli",
"mcp"
]
}
}Cynical Sally is a brutally honest senior-engineer code reviewer — in your terminal and as an MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor & Windsurf. She gives a 0–10 score, evidence-backed issues, and fixes you can actually use. No "you're absolutely right" - just the senior-engineer feedback you've been avoiding. Add to Claude Code: claude mcp add cynical-sally -- npx @cynicalsally/cli mcp Or use the CLI: npm install -g @cynicalsally/cli then sally roast ./src/ 8 tools: roast, explain, review-pr, refactor, brainstorm, frontend, marketing, usage. Free tier: 90 roasts/month, no account needed. GitHub: https://github.com/w1ckedxt/cynical-sally
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