claude-octopus
About
Spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.
Use this server
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 vars
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME CLAUDE_MODEL CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLYClaude 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
Cursor
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.