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io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus

io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus·v1.0.5·Other
Quality Score
85
/100

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

§01  Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your-anthropic_api_key>",
        "CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME": "<claude_tool_name>",
        "CLAUDE_MODEL": "<claude_model>",
        "CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "<claude_permission_mode>",
        "CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS": "<claude_allowed_tools>",
        "CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT": "<claude_append_prompt>",
        "CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY": "<claude_factory_only>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-octopus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-octopus"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your-anthropic_api_key>",
        "CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME": "<claude_tool_name>",
        "CLAUDE_MODEL": "<claude_model>",
        "CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE": "<claude_permission_mode>",
        "CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS": "<claude_allowed_tools>",
        "CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT": "<claude_append_prompt>",
        "CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY": "<claude_factory_only>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y claude-octopus
§02  Environment variables
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
secret

Anthropic API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process)

CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME

Tool name prefix (default: claude_code)

CLAUDE_MODEL

Model: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full ID

CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE

Permission mode: default, acceptEdits, bypassPermissions, plan

CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS

Comma-separated list of available tools (e.g. Read,Grep,Glob for read-only)

CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT

Additional system prompt appended to the default

CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY

Set to true to expose only the factory wizard tool

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
25
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
§04  Alternatives in Other