Shared memory & coordination for AI coding agents — a blackboard, not an orchestrator.
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claude mcp add octopus-blackboard -e OCTOBOARD_AGENT=<OCTOBOARD_AGENT> -e OCTOBOARD_DIR=<OCTOBOARD_DIR> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus-blackboard": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OCTOBOARD_AGENT": "<OCTOBOARD_AGENT>",
"OCTOBOARD_DIR": "<OCTOBOARD_DIR>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"octopus-blackboard": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OCTOBOARD_AGENT": "<OCTOBOARD_AGENT>",
"OCTOBOARD_DIR": "<OCTOBOARD_DIR>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"octopus-blackboard": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OCTOBOARD_AGENT": "<OCTOBOARD_AGENT>",
"OCTOBOARD_DIR": "<OCTOBOARD_DIR>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
OCTOBOARD_AGENTOptional | Identity the server writes under, e.g. "cursor" or "claude-code". Defaults to "anon". |
OCTOBOARD_DIROptional | Explicit board directory. Omitted → the server discovers the nearest .octoboard/ by walking up from the working directory. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.octoryn/octopus-blackboard |
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