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claude-octopus

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Spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.

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Add it to your MCP client. The catalogue lists this config verbatim from its source — it does not run, download, or vouch for the server. Review the command before you run it.

Transportstdio (runs a local command)
Env varsANTHROPIC_API_KEY CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME CLAUDE_MODEL CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY
Claude Code
claude mcp add --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= --env CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME= --env CLAUDE_MODEL= --env CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE= --env CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS= --env CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT= --env CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY= claude-octopus -- npx claude-octopus
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If the button doesn't open Cursor, use the JSON below — Cursor accepts the same mcpServers config.

VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"claude-octopus","command":"npx","args":["claude-octopus"],"env":{"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY":"","CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME":"","CLAUDE_MODEL":"","CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE":"","CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS":"","CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT":"","CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY":""}}'
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "claude-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "",
        "CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME": "",
        "CLAUDE_MODEL": "",
        "CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "",
        "CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS": "",
        "CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT": "",
        "CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables are listed by name only — fill in your own values. Entries never carry secrets.