Hunch (davesheffer) MCP Server

For the precise rules your team explicitly trusts and proves, Hunch gives a concrete guarantee: your agents do not re-make a decided decision or re-introduce a fixed bug without a deterministic violation being surfaced. The mechanism is an engineering-memory and architectural-conformance layer - the decisions, constraints, rejected approaches, and bug history behind your code, delivered as evidence before an…

People connecting developer tools tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 5 · #31 OF 139 MAINTAINED DEVELOPER TOOLS · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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

01 · Install Hunch (davesheffer)

before you install - you'll need

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add davesheffer-hunch -- npx -y @davesheffer/hunch

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "davesheffer-hunch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@davesheffer/hunch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @davesheffer/hunch - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@davesheffer)

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

03 · What Hunch (davesheffer) can do

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

Latest releases

v1.12.1 · 2026-08-10

Memory that is never delivered is memory that doesn't exist - so Hunch now keeps receipts. · The served ledger. Every grounding injection and every helper-agent briefing lands in a machine-local ledger, and hunch…

v1.12.0 · 2026-08-10

Two quiet ways your memory stopped reaching the assistant, closed. · Delegated agents started blind. When an assistant hands work to a helper agent (Explore, Plan, a task runner), that helper began with none of your…

v1.11.0 · 2026-08-09

Until now, an assistant could turn something it believed you'd said into a hard rule that blocks commits across your whole repository, and that rule was recorded as if you had personally confirmed it. Now the signature…

04 · Who maintains Hunch (davesheffer)

hunch is maintained by davesheffer. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/davesheffer/hunch
website: https://hunch-pi.vercel.app/
category: developer tools - ranked #31 of 139 actively-maintained developer tools servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-10)
registry: io.github.davesheffer/hunch (active, first published 2026-08-09 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@davesheffer/hunch

06 · Hunch (davesheffer) FAQ

What is Hunch (davesheffer)?

Is Hunch (davesheffer) still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Hunch (davesheffer)?

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

Does Hunch (davesheffer) 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 Hunch (davesheffer)

Alternatives to Hunch (davesheffer)

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