Thinkstep runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 248 installs a week from npm. Last commit 27 Oct 2026.
Step-by-step reflective thinking: record, revise, and branch thought chains.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Thinkstep every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add thinkstep -- npx -y @reneturcios/thinkstep{
"mcpServers": {
"thinkstep": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/thinkstep"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.thinkstep]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@reneturcios/thinkstep"]{
"mcpServers": {
"thinkstep": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/thinkstep"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"thinkstep": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@reneturcios/thinkstep"
]
}
}
}Alternatives to Thinkstep
same job, measured the same wayGive brains to your small models. MCP server enforcing step-by-step Chain-of-Thought.
11 focused tools for structured thinking, branching, revision, and navigation.
Brain dump, routines, task planning, focus, and instant thought retrieval
Search and cite Chain of Thought podcast transcripts and episodes.
Save insights from AI chats to the Stockr journaling app and let AI read your past reflections.
19 offline checks on the SPF, DMARC and DKIM records in your branch — including the DMARC rewrite of
Agent-to-agent reasoning-as-a-service: chain-of-thought, analysis, and decision support.
Make a tournament bracket in the chat, record results by clicking the winners, and print it.
Thinkstep — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.