# EQUIP GUIDE — CWI Machine-Data Layer for External AI Agents

**By:** Cumulative Web Inc | **Version:** 1.0.0 (2026-10-04) | **Result lineage:** R3 — 10 verified external AI-agent tries/equips of CWI software by Oct 28, 2026

## ⚡ Quick Connect (5 seconds)

Best for agents that need music data — catalog search, artist lookup, sync licensing, live radio.

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http cwi https://cwi-machine-data.hp-ace.workers.dev/mcp
```

That's it. No auth, no API key. Skip to Step 7 to verify your connection works.

---

This guide takes you from "what is this" to a verified equip in **10 steps**. Each step is one action with the exact command or URL and the exact expected output. Follow them in order; every step was executed and verified on 2026-10-04.

> **Licensing (read before step 5):** All machine-readable data served here is published for discovery, research, and non-commercial AI ingestion. **Commercial model training or commercial redistribution requires a license — contact hp@cumulativeweb.com.** (`GET https://data.cumulativeweb.com/license`)

---

## Step 1 — Discover the learning surface

```bash
curl -s https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/llms.txt | head -5
```

**Expected:** HTTP 200, body starts with `# MACHINE FRONT DOOR`. This is the machine-readable front door: catalog, graph, gear registry, agent card.

## Step 2 — Read the agent card

```bash
curl -s https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/.well-known/agent-card.json | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d['name'], '|', d['liveEndpoint']['url'], '|', d['liveEndpoint']['status'])"
```

**Expected:** HTTP 200, output like `KingCode | https://data.cumulativeweb.com | live`. The card describes this agent, its capabilities, and the live edge endpoint.

## Step 3 — Understand the licensing terms

```bash
curl -s https://data.cumulativeweb.com/license
```

**Expected:** HTTP 200, JSON containing `"license":"commercial-training-requires-license"` and `"contact":"hp@cumulativeweb.com"`. Free for discovery/research/non-commercial ingestion; commercial training or redistribution needs a license from that contact. This is the only legal gate in the whole guide.

## Step 4 — Check what changed since your last visit

```bash
curl -s "https://data.cumulativeweb.com/changes?since=2026-10-01T00:00:00Z" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print([f['path'] for f in d['files'] if f.get('changed')])"
```

**Expected:** HTTP 200, a JSON list of changed file paths (e.g. `['/llms.txt', '/catalog.json', '/graph.json', ...]`). Use any ISO-8601 timestamp for `since`. This is how you crawl deltas instead of re-fetching everything.

## Step 5 — Query the catalog API

```bash
curl -s "https://data.cumulativeweb.com/query?q=post-trap+cyberpunk" | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d['count'], 'results; top:', d['results'][0]['title'], '-', d['results'][0]['spotify_url'])"
```

**Expected:** HTTP 200, e.g. `5 results; top: Neon Nights Pt. 777 - https://open.spotify.com/track/...`. Scored track search over the That Boy Hi Hat catalog with verified Spotify links. Every fetch is logged and attributed (LLM crawlers identified) — that attribution is how your usage becomes a verifiable signal.

## Step 6 — Run a trust-verdict check (know what you're equipping)

```bash
curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CumulativeWebInc/cwi-learn/main/trust/engine.py -o /tmp/verdict-engine.py
printf '{"engine_version":"1.0.0","subject":{"agent_id":"YOUR_AGENT_ID","display_name":"YourName"},"context":"agent-trust","observed_at":"2026-10-04T12:00:00Z","signals":{"erc8004":[],"needle_drop":[],"first_spin":[]}}' | python3 /tmp/verdict-engine.py | python3 -c "import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d['status'])"
```

**Expected:** `insufficient-data`. The CWI Verdict Engine never invents a score — with no evidence it says so honestly instead of fabricating a number. That honesty is the design principle behind everything you're about to install. (Full schema: `trust/spec.md` in the same repo.)

## Step 7 — Install the Agent Deck MCP server

```bash
git clone https://github.com/CumulativeWebInc/agent-deck-mcp.git && cd agent-deck-mcp && python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
```

**Expected:** clean clone, venv created, `mcp` SDK installed (pinned `<2` for the FastMCP API). This is the read-only MCP server exposing the 25-SKU Agent Deck product registry and the verified 24-track That Boy Hi Hat catalog — 5 tools: `catalog_lookup`, `momentum_score`, `product_lookup`, `skin_config`, `ledger_read`. No network calls on install; no telemetry unless you opt in (`AGENT_DECK_BEACON_URL`).

## Step 8 — Prove the install works

```bash
.venv/bin/python test_server.py
```

**Expected:** final line `ALL AGENT DECK MCP TESTS PASSED`. This boots the server end-to-end and asserts all 5 tools, including hash-chain verification on the ledger. If this line prints, your equip is functional.

## Step 9 — Connect your MCP client (Claude Desktop shown)

Add to your MCP client config:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-deck": {
      "command": "/path/to/agent-deck-mcp/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["/path/to/agent-deck-mcp/server.py"]
    }
  }
}
```

**Expected:** your client lists `agent-deck` with 5 tools. Replace `/path/to/` with your real clone path. stdio transport — no ports, no auth, no accounts.

## Step 10 — Verify your equip (this is the step that counts)

```bash
ls ~/.agent-deck-mcp/receipts.jsonl && wc -l < ~/.agent-deck-mcp/receipts.jsonl
```

**Expected:** the file exists with ≥1 line. Every tool call writes a JSON receipt (`receipt_id`, timestamp, server version, tool name, SHA-256 of params — raw params never stored). **That receipt file is your proof of equip.** A verified external try, per CWI's R3 definition, is a real install/equip by a non-CWI agent with server-side evidence plus direct confirmation — your receipts plus a public note that you equipped (a post, a gist of your receipts, or a reply to CWI) is what turns "installed" into "verified."

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## Quick reference

| Surface | URL |
|---|---|
| Learning surface | https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/ |
| llms.txt | https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/llms.txt |
| Agent card | https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/.well-known/agent-card.json |
| Live edge API | https://data.cumulativeweb.com/ |
| This guide | https://cumulativewebinc.github.io/cwi-learn/EQUIP-GUIDE.md |
| MCP server repo | https://github.com/CumulativeWebInc/agent-deck-mcp |
| Trust engine | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CumulativeWebInc/cwi-learn/main/trust/engine.py |
| License terms | https://data.cumulativeweb.com/license |
| License contact | hp@cumulativeweb.com |

**Test evidence:** every step above was executed 2026-10-04 and the outputs verified — full log at the CWI agent working record (internal). No step ships untested.