io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus

claude-octopus

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

18 17 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

ISC license

Actively maintained

Last commit 1d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

17 tools · ~625 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

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io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus is an MCP server that spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio and sse, requires no API key, and scores 79/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude": {
      "env": {
        "CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "bypassPermissions"
      },
      "args": [
        "claude-octopus@latest"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus does

An MCP server that wraps the Claude Agent SDK, letting you run multiple specialized Claude Code agents — each with its own model, tools, system prompt, and personality — from any MCP client.

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No known CVEs.

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~625 tokens total

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Is io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus safe to use?: io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It requires authentication to connect, which limits unauthorized access. Licensed under ISC.
How do I install io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus?: io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus do?: io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus provides 17 tools: Why, Prerequisites, Install, Templates, Dashboard and 12 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus?: io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus actively maintained?: io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 18 GitHub stars.

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Has anyone used this with Cursor?How do you handle auth?Any alternatives?

{ "mcpServers": { "claude": { "env": { "CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "bypassPermissions" }, "args": [ "claude-octopus@latest" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus safe to use?

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It requires authentication to connect, which limits unauthorized access. Licensed under ISC.

How do I install io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus?

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus do?

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus provides 17 tools: Why, Prerequisites, Install, Templates, Dashboard and 12 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus?

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus actively maintained?

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus is actively maintained — last commit was 1 day ago. It has 18 GitHub stars.