Welcome to VEIL!

This file will help you and give you instructions on how to seamlessly run our product Please Make sure you meet the following requirements:

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• Ghostscript (for PDF processing)
• (Optional) BrightData API Key

macOS:

brew install ghostscript
gs --version  # Verify it's installed

Linux:

sudo apt-get install ghostscript
gs --version  # Verify it's installed

Windows:

• Download from https://ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html
• After install, run gs --version in Command Prompt to verify

cd Veil-2  # Make sure you're in the project folder
npm install

Create a file named .env in the project root folder:

# Required for sensitive data detection
-SIM_API_KEY=your_sim_api_key_here

# Optional: For B2B PDF scraping
-BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY=your_brightdata_api_key_here
-UNLOCKER_ZONE=unlocker

Terminal 1 - Backend:

node server.js

Terminal 2 - Frontend:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:5173 in your browser

• Node.js 16+ and npm
• Claude Desktop app
• SIM API key (get from https://www.sim.ai)

1. Install dependencies:

   cd /Users/spartan/calhacks/veil/mcp-veil-server
   npm install

2. Set your SIM API key:

   export SIM_API_KEY=your_sim_api_key_here

   Or add it to your shell profile (~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc):

   echo 'export SIM_API_KEY=your_sim_api_key_here' >> ~/.zshrc
   source ~/.zshrc

3. Build the project:

   npm run build

1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %AppData%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the Veil server configuration:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "veil-search": {
         "command": "node",
         "args": [
           "/Users/spartan/calhacks/veil/mcp-veil-server/build/index.js"
         ],
         "env": {
           "SIM_API_KEY": "your_sim_api_key_here"
         }
       }
     }
   }

   Important: Replace your_sim_api_key_here with your actual SIM API key.

3. Restart Claude Desktop