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Claude Flow MCP Server

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Claude Flow runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 19 558 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.

AI orchestration with hive-mind swarms, neural networks, and 87 MCP tools for enterprise dev.

Installs per day peak 4 828 · avg 2 788 · +15% w/w
a month agotoday
19 558
Installs / week
npm · claude-flow
80 560
Stars
655 open issues
1 Nov 2026
Last commit
119 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a file or shell call federation_bbs_register.basePath → v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/mcp-tools/agentbbs-tools.ts:202, federation_bbs_register.basePath → v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/mcp-tools/agentbbs-tools.ts:212, hooks_transfer.sourcePath → v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/mcp-tools/hooks-tools.ts:2011 и ещё 9
        existsSync(registryPath) ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(registryPath, 'utf-8')) : {};
Evidence

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

Deletes files or strips permissions plugins/ruflo-protector/hooks/shapes.ts:107
  if (hasRootDelete(rooted) || forceMain || /\bdrop\s+(?:database|schema)\b/.test(low) || /\bmkfs(?:\.\w+)?\s|\bwipefs\b|\bdd\b[^;&|\n]*\bof=\/dev\/(?:sd|nvme|hd|vd|mmcblk|disk)|\bshred\b[^;&|\n]*\/dev\//.test(low)) flags.add('destroy')
Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Checks whether it runs in a sandbox v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/auth/client.ts:47
    return existsSync('/.dockerenv');
Package points at a different repository ruvnet/ruflo
пакет claude-flow ссылается на ruvnet/claude-flow
      return adapter.eval({ script });
Builds a database query by concatenation v3/@claude-flow/embeddings/src/persistent-cache.ts:305
      const toDelete = count - this.maxSize + Math.floor(this.maxSize * 0.1); // Delete 10% extra
Image runs as root ruflo/src/ruvocal/Dockerfile:21
USER root
Reads files and sends them to the network v3/@claude-flow/cli/src/commands/neural.ts:2239
        const files = fs.readdirSync(benchDir)
    || readPrefix(env.npm_config_userconfig || env.NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG || path.join(home, '.npmrc'))

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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 claude-flow -- npx -y claude-flow
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-flow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-flow"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.claude-flow]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "claude-flow"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-flow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-flow"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "claude-flow": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-flow"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY (Anthropic API key for Claude AI models), CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE (Operation mode: development, production, or test), CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH (Path for persistent memory storage), CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS (Maximum number of concurrent agents), CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT (MCP server port), GITHUB_TOKEN (GitHub personal access token for repository operations), FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY (Flow Nexus cloud platform API key).

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Claude Flow — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Claude Flow?
Claude Flow 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 claude-flow was installed 19 558 times last week.
How do I connect Claude Flow?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls claude-flow straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Claude Flow?
The npm package claude-flow was installed 19 558 times in the last week. Week over week that is +15%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Claude Flow open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 80 560 stars on GitHub and 655 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.