Statsforecast on Start AI Tools - Presented by Intent Solutionshttps://startaitools.com/tags/statsforecast/Recent content in Statsforecast on Start AI Tools - Presented by Intent SolutionsHugoen-USIntent Solutions. All rights reserved.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:56:12 -0500Nixtla Baseline Lab: Real statsforecast Baselines via MCP Serverhttps://startaitools.com/posts/nixtla-baseline-lab-real-statsforecast-mcp-server/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0600https://startaitools.com/posts/nixtla-baseline-lab-real-statsforecast-mcp-server/<p>Yesterday was plugin scaffolding. Today the Baseline Lab gets real models running real data through a real MCP server.</p> <h2 id="phase-2-plugin-manifest-and-mcp-config">Phase 2: Plugin Manifest and MCP Config</h2> <p>The Baseline Lab plugin needed two pieces of infrastructure before any forecasting code could run.</p> <p><strong>Plugin manifest.</strong> Standard <code>plugin.json</code> declaring the plugin&rsquo;s name, version, dependencies, and MCP server configuration. The MCP config tells Claude Code how to start the server, what tools it exposes, and what permissions it needs (filesystem read for data files, network for optional Nixtla cloud API calls).</p>