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Shift MCP Server

io.github.cyanheads/shift-mcp-server
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Shift MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 35 installs a week from npm. Last commit 23 Mar 2026.

Lightweight coordination layer for multiple AI agents working on the same codebase simultaneously.

Installs per day peak 28 · avg 6 · +9% w/w
a month agotoday
35
Installs / week
npm · @cyanheads/shift-mcp-server
1
Stars
0 open issues
23 Mar 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
TypeScript

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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add shift-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/shift-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.shift-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Shift MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Shift MCP Server?
Shift MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @cyanheads/shift-mcp-server was installed 35 times last week.
How do I connect Shift MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @cyanheads/shift-mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Shift MCP Server?
The npm package @cyanheads/shift-mcp-server was installed 35 times in the last week. Week over week that is +9%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Shift MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.