
Nonlinear Calendar
Nonlinear Calendar: this year’s months fold onto the previous 12 years.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
An API key from the service settings is required
Nonlinear Calendar: this year’s months fold onto the previous 12 years. No key to try.
How to connect
How to connect Nonlinear Calendar to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://balance-engine.vercel.app/api/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect Nonlinear Calendar to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://balance-engine.vercel.app/api/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect Nonlinear Calendar to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://balance-engine.vercel.app/api/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (12)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| today_rhythm | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 今天节奏怎么样 / 今天势能怎么样 / 今天干支是什么 / 今天适不适合签约开会发版 / 今天流通怎么样 / 该不该推进某事 / what is today's rhythm. First line is the #be time atom (keep 干支 in Chinese). Then east pillars, this month’s fold year (same pillar), month posture × west tightness as do/don't, plus the daily west almanac. Always surface the fold-year line and ask what they lived that year. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| month_brief | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 这个月势能怎么样 / 这个月该打磨还是该收 / 这个月哪天发布 / 这个月节奏怎么样 / 流月基调 / 做不做某事 / 哪几天适合上线 / which days to publish. First line is the #be time atom (keep 干支 in Chinese). Then this month’s fold year (same pillar), baseline tone, dated sky marks, and a do/drop list. Always surface the fold-year line and ask what they lived that year. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| solar_terms | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 二十四节气 / 今年节气表 / 白露是哪天 / 立春哪天 / 夏至冬至是什么时候 / 下一个节气 / 24 solar terms / when is White Dew / next solar term / jieqi. Returns the full 24-term table for any year 1900–2100: civil date + exact term-boundary time (Asia/Shanghai), plus the next upcoming term. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| date_lookup | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 黄历 / 老黄历 / 宜忌 / 黄道吉日 / 今天吉不吉利 / 某日适合结婚搬家开业签约吗 / 农历是多少 / 阴历 / 某天的干支四柱 / 属相生肖 / 某日是什么节气 / 1984-02-04 是什么日柱 / chinese almanac / tong shu / auspicious day / yi ji / lunar date / day pillar of any date / zodiac. Works for ANY civil date 1900–2100. Returns lunar + ganzhi, then three lanes from the same rules engine: body (sleep/load), work (what to push / hold), plan (this month’s fold year + posture). Do not read this as 宜忌 / lucky-day / 吉凶. Do not mention marriage, burial, or god directions. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| sky_window | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 未来两周有什么天象 / 新月哪天 / 日食哪天 / 接下来有没有逆行 / what sky events are coming. Lists dated L1 sky marks (new/full moon, eclipse, ingress, stations). Public · local · no API key. Max span 45 days. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| body_rhythm | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 今晚要不要提前睡 / 今天该不该加练 / 现在这个时辰适不适合动 / body energy / train or rest. Public body-energy rehearsal from solar term + hour + month posture × sky tightness. Not a diagnosis. Adjust ≠ infuse energy. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| energy_adjust | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 能量怎么调 / 个人今天该推还是该收 / 团队这周该不该硬上线 / personal vs company rhythm. Same engine, two seats: personal (sleep/load) or org (window push vs hold). Not HR scoring, not medical treatment. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| activity_window | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 今天什么时候适合运动 / 今天哪个时辰适合深工 / 什么时候开会 / 什么时候练 / 什么时候发版 / 什么时候该休息 / activity window / when to exercise. Maps month posture × twelve hours × body load to 2–3 clock windows for task=deep_work|train|meet|ship|rest. Windows are suggested slots, not a guarantee. Not meds, not glucose, not a diagnosis. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| time_fold | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 时间折叠 / 现在叠的是哪一年 / 这个月对应哪一年 / time folding / nonlinear time / 甲午月是哪一年. First line is the #be time atom (keep 干支 in Chinese). Then this month’s fold year (same pillar). Ask the user what they lived that year — do not invent a biography. Then the Wuhu group and next year’s full table when the year is about to change. Then the 12-row table. Same table for everyone. Dayun / org dual natal only places the chapter. Public · local · no API key. Preview ≠ prediction. |
| people_roster | This tool reads a user-named people roster. Do not invent people or merge two ids. Same role ≠ same person. Call when the user names a person, asks 这个人是谁 / 西交和宁波是不是同一个 / 花名册 / people roster, or before telling a story that involves named people. Pass people=[{name, relation, id?}] from what the user just said. If empty, ask the user to name people (name + one-line relation) — do not invent a biography. Optional env PEOPLE_ROSTER_JSON when the user keeps a local roster. Not L1. Public · no API key. |
| personal_day | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 我今天怎么样 / 我今天下午适不适合见面 / 未时基调 / 我的日主和今天什么关系 / my day. Personalized: day-master vs today's stem (十神) + optional hour pillar. Requires BALANCE_API_KEY + birth profile. Empty key → error personal_timetable_requires_key; use free tools instead. Not a fortune verdict. |
| personal_month | This tool looks up a deterministic rules engine. Same day → same answer. Do not invent pillars or fortune claims. Call when the user asks 我这个月怎么样 / 我哪周该推进 / 我这个月适不适合上线 / my month. Personalized flow-month: day-master vs month stem, dated sky, sandbox assumptions, fold-memory prompts. Requires BALANCE_API_KEY + birth profile. Empty key → error personal_timetable_requires_key; use free tools instead. Not a fortune verdict. |