PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence MCP Server

Your AI starts every session from zero. Your project stays on course. AI coding tools are great at writing code and terrible at holding a direction. Scope grows, plans change, and the decisions behind them get made in a chat window and lost there. PAPI keeps the project on course. It gives your assistant structured plan, build, review and release cycles, plus a decision trail recording what was chosen, what was…. Its 14 documented tools cover build, board, strategy.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-21 · ★ 7 · #55 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · HTML · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence

Claude Code

claude mcp add getpapi-papi --transport http https://mcp.getpapi.ai/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "getpapi-papi": {
      "url": "https://mcp.getpapi.ai/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

https://mcp.getpapi.ai/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

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 · remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.getpapi.ai

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @papi-ai/server - the @papi-ai scope differs from the repo owner (getpapi); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can list the current cycle's tasks and their handoffs, start a task (creates a branch and handoff) and complete it (records the build report), read the project board and any task, and capture a feature, bug, or research note into the backlog.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence lets an agent do.

Build

2 tools - e.g. list the current cycle's tasks and their handoffs.; start a task (creates a branch and handoff) and complete it (records the build report).

build_list · build_execute

Board

2 tools - e.g. read the project board and any task.; change a task's status, cycle, priority, or notes.

board_view · board_edit

Strategy

2 tools - e.g. step back every few cycles to check direction, not just velocity.; record an Active Decision, with supersede history.

strategy_review · strategy_change

Orient

1 tool - e.g. one call returns the current cycle, what's in flight, and the recommended next action. Run it at the start of every session.

orient

update

1 tool - e.g. scaffold PAPI onto a new project.

setup

Plan

1 tool - e.g. break goals into a cycle of right-sized tasks, each with a build handoff your assistant can execute directly.

plan

Release

1 tool - e.g. merge completed work and roll the cycle forward.

release

Hoc

1 tool - e.g. record quick work done outside the cycle so it shows in project history.

ad_hoc

04 · Who maintains PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence

PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence is maintained by getpapi. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/getpapi/papi
website: https://getpapi.ai/
category: other - ranked #55 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.getpapi/papi (active, first published 2026-07-08 · 13 versions)
packages: npm:@papi-ai/server

06 · PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence FAQ

Is PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-21. We re-verify nightly.

What can PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence do?

How do I install PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence?

Run `npx -y @papi-ai/server`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to PAPI: Persistent Adaptive Project Intelligence

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