How do I connect Claude Presence MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add claude-presence -- npx -y claude-presence` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Claude Presence MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Claude Presence MCP Server do?

Claude Presence MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including broadcast, read_inbox, resource_claim. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Claude Presence

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by garniergeorges

Minimal MCP server for inter-session coordination between parallel Claude Code instances. Presence registry + advisory resource locks (CI, deploys, ports) + broadcast inbox. SQLite-backed, zero daemon.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

Authentication is not specified. Check the project instructions before connecting.

Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

Project instructionsEnvironment variable names (optional)

Use names from the project instructions, separated by commas. Enter names only, never secret values.

03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'claude-presence' -- 'npx' '-y' 'claude-presence'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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9 of 9 tools

Documented tools (9)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

broadcast

Post a message to the project inbox

read_inbox

Read recent messages

resource_claim

Acquire advisory lock on a named resource (wait: true joins the waiting queue, capacity: N makes it a counted lock allowing N concurrent holders)

resource_list

List active locks

resource_release

Release a lock slot (one waiter gets an inbox notification per freed slot)

session_heartbeat

Keep this session alive (optionally renew held locks with renewlocks: true)

session_list

List active sessions on the same project

session_register

Declare this session (project, branch, intent)

session_unregister

Clean exit

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Questions about Claude Presence MCP Server

How do I connect Claude Presence MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add claude-presence -- npx -y claude-presence` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Claude Presence MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Claude Presence MCP Server do?: Claude Presence MCP Server documents 9 tools to the agent, including broadcast, read_inbox, resource_claim. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.