Getting Started: Common Integration Questions (Q&A)

[desiorac]

Many developers have cloned this repo to explore EU AI Act compliance tooling. This thread answers the most common integration questions — feel free to ask yours here.

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Common questions

Q: How do I connect the MCP server to Claude Desktop?

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eu-ai-act": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-eu-ai-act/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The scan_project, check_compliance, and generate_report tools will appear automatically.

Q: What AI frameworks does it detect?

16 frameworks: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI, Mistral, Cohere, Replicate, Ollama, LiteLLM, OpenRouter, Together AI, and Perplexity.

Q: My project uses a framework that isn't detected — can I add it?

Yes. Open an issue with the framework name and import pattern. Detection is regex-based and easy to extend.

Q: What does "high risk" mean under the EU AI Act?

High-risk AI systems include those used in: HR (recruiting, performance evaluation), credit scoring, biometric identification, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, and education grading. These require technical documentation and human oversight mechanisms.

Q: Does this tool cover GDPR?

Partially. We have gdpr_scan_project and gdpr_check_compliance tools. A dedicated GDPR + EU AI Act overlap detector is in progress (see issue #6).

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[desiorac]

Quick tip for teams running on Python 3.10+:

If you see ModuleNotFoundError: No module named mcp, the fix is:

pip install mcp>=1.0.0

The MCP SDK requires Python 3.10 minimum. On older Python versions, install 3.10+ first.

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For Claude Desktop integration, here is a minimal config that works:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eu-ai-act": {
      "command": "python3",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-eu-ai-act/server.py"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Use the absolute path — relative paths fail silently in Claude Desktop.

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