The Steelman Engine

A Next.js app that steelmans any argument or opinion using the Anthropic API. Paste your argument, click "Steelman It", and get three sections: The Steelman, The Counter-Steelman, and The Kernel.

Setup

1. Install dependencies (already done if you cloned):

   npm install

2. Add your Anthropic API key
   Copy .env.example to .env.local and add your key:

   cp .env.example .env.local

   Then edit .env.local and set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to your key from console.anthropic.com.

3. Run the dev server:

   npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 and paste any argument to steelman it.

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16 with App Router
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Anthropic API (Claude) for analysis