Spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.
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claude mcp add claude-octopus -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> -e CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME=<CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME> -e CLAUDE_MODEL=<CLAUDE_MODEL> -e CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE=<CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE> -e CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS=<CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS> -e CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT=<CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT> -e CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY=<CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-octopus": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<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>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-octopus": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<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>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"claude-octopus": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<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>"
}
}
}
}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 |
|---|---|
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYOptional, secret | Anthropic API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process) |
CLAUDE_TOOL_NAMEOptional | Tool name prefix (default: claude_code) |
CLAUDE_MODELOptional | Model: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full ID |
CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODEOptional | Permission mode: default, acceptEdits, bypassPermissions, plan |
CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated list of available tools (e.g. Read,Grep,Glob for read-only) |
CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPTOptional | Additional system prompt appended to the default |
CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLYOptional | Set to true to expose only the factory wizard tool |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 20 May 2026 |
| Last updated | 20 May 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.xiaolai/claude-octopus |
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