Sequential Thinking MCP Server

Name: Sequential Thinking MCP Server
Author: Anthropic (reference implementation)

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@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking · by Anthropic (reference implementation)

Dynamic problem-solving through sequential thought chains

85.9k 93.0k/wk 1 tool GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Maintained

Last commit 31d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio

1 tool · ~29 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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AI / ML Productivity

Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Sequential Thinking MCP Server does

The Sequential Thinking MCP Server provides a structured approach to problem-solving. It helps your AI assistant think through complex problems step by step, revising and branching its reasoning as needed. Useful for architecture decisions, debugging, and planning.

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Is Sequential Thinking MCP Server safe to use?: Sequential Thinking MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Sequential Thinking MCP Server?: Sequential Thinking MCP Server 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 Sequential Thinking MCP Server do?: Sequential Thinking MCP Server provides 1 tool: sequentialthinking. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Sequential Thinking MCP Server?: Sequential Thinking MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.
Is Sequential Thinking MCP Server actively maintained?: Sequential Thinking MCP Server is recently maintained — last commit was 31 days ago. It has 85,853 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sequential Thinking MCP Server safe to use?

Sequential Thinking MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Sequential Thinking MCP Server?

Sequential Thinking MCP Server 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 Sequential Thinking MCP Server do?

Sequential Thinking MCP Server provides 1 tool: sequentialthinking. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Sequential Thinking MCP Server?

Sequential Thinking MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio transport.

Is Sequential Thinking MCP Server actively maintained?

Sequential Thinking MCP Server is recently maintained — last commit was 31 days ago. It has 85,853 GitHub stars.