CHAP Coordinator MCP Server

The open protocol for humans and agents doing accountable work together. CHAP gives approvals, overrides, handoffs and escalations a shared, auditable shape across MCP and A2A. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 68 · #104 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install CHAP Coordinator

Claude Code

claude mcp add brightbeamai-chap -- npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brightbeamai-chap": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@brightbeamai)

registry namespace io.github.BrightbeamAI is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What CHAP Coordinator can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.2.11 · 2026-08-20

coordinator-mcp only, no behaviour change. The MCP Registry grants the org namespace using GitHub's own casing and proves npm ownership by reading mcpName from the published package; 0.2.10 carried a lowercase value…

v0.2.10 · 2026-08-20

CHAP 0.2.10: MCP registry entry, and two verdicts that changed · CHAP is now listed on the official MCP Registry · as io.github.BrightbeamAI/chap, and the MCP server is something a client can · launch rather than a…

v0.2.9 · 2026-08-15

CHAP 0.2.9 · First release with the full set on npm and PyPI. The MCP and A2A coordinators and all · five framework adapters, previously unpublished, now ship alongside the coordinators. · Both MCP adapters move to the…

04 · Who maintains CHAP Coordinator

CHAP Coordinator is maintained by brightbeamai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/brightbeamai/chap
website: https://github.com/BrightbeamAI/chap
category: other - ranked #104 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 7 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-20)
registry: io.github.BrightbeamAI/chap (active, first published 2026-08-20)
packages: npm:@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp

06 · CHAP Coordinator FAQ

What is CHAP Coordinator?

Is CHAP Coordinator still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-25 and it shipped 7 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install CHAP Coordinator?

Run `npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does CHAP Coordinator run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to CHAP Coordinator

Alternatives to CHAP Coordinator

Maintained other servers if CHAP Coordinator isn't the fit.

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