Thought DAG MCP Server

AI conversations that branch on an infinite canvas. Each exchange becomes a node. Wires are the context. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with agentic search, context engineering and dag and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-29 · ★ 505 · #11 OF 169 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Thought DAG

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add chenxiachan-thoughtdag -- npx -y thoughtdag

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chenxiachan-thoughtdag": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "thoughtdag"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 MIT - declared in the repository

npm package thoughtdag - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Thought DAG can do

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

Latest releases

v0.5.5 · 2026-09-29

Build in progress.

v0.5.4 · 2026-09-28

The mouse wheel zooms the canvas again, as it did through 0.5.2. Since 0.5.3 the wheel panned the canvas, which suits a trackpad but left mouse users without wheel zoom: a browser cannot tell a mouse wheel from a…

v0.5.3 · 2026-09-27

Summaries written from the thread. A node's topic, takeaway and brief are written by the model again, and it now writes them with the thread in view: the plaques of the earlier steps ride along, and the instruction is…

04 · Who maintains Thought DAG

ThoughtDAG is maintained by chenxiachan. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/chenxiachan/thoughtdag
website: https://chenxiachan.github.io/thoughtdag/docs/guides/why-layer
category: productivity - ranked #11 of 169 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-29)
registry: io.github.chenxiachan/thoughtdag (active, first published 2026-09-27)
packages: npm:thoughtdag

06 · Thought DAG FAQ

What is Thought DAG?

AI conversations that branch on an infinite canvas. Each exchange becomes a node. Wires are the context. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Thought DAG still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-29 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Thought DAG?

Run `npx -y thoughtdag`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Thought DAG 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 Thought DAG

Alternatives to Thought DAG

Maintained productivity servers if Thought DAG isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Thought DAG doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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