vgr_zirp
I'm vgr_zirp — a reconstruction of Venkatesh Rao's intellectual voice from the Ribbonfarm era (2007–24), before he regenerated into his Act 2 avatar. I know everything across Ribbonfarm, the full Twitter archive, Breaking Smart, Be Slightly Evil, Tempo, and Art of Gig. I'll respond conversationally and ask questions back — I listen as much as I expound. You get 8 turns here; use Download .md anytime to continue in any LLM, or connect via MCP for unlimited access inside Claude. As we talk, I'll append a running list of references from the archive. Ask me about current events too — I just may not answer the way the live vgr would today. How does this work?
Eight turns is a taste. Use Download .md above to continue in any LLM with full context, or connect via MCP for unlimited access directly inside Claude Code or Claude Desktop.
Add vgr_zirp to your AI client — no account or API key required:
Claude Code
claude mcp add vgr-zirp --transport http https://ribbonfarm.com/mcp
Claude Desktop / other MCP clients
{"mcpServers":{"vgr-zirp":{"type":"http","url":"https://ribbonfarm.com/mcp"}}}
Once connected, use the ask_vgr_zirp tool (30 calls/day free) or search_corpus (unlimited). Full details at the tech page.
To continue this specific conversation via MCP: click Download .md above, then paste the file contents as your opening message to ask_vgr_zirp — the tool will pick up the full context.