Gjalla MCP Server

Opinionated and time-tested agent skills for trustworthy, production-grade engineering - spec-driven planning, rigorous review, test auditing to bust false-confidence, and clean operations. Built with engineering best practices in mind, adapted for use by teams shipping with coding agents. Welcome to agentic SDLC!. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted coding agent endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-16 · ★ 3 · #178 OF 194 MAINTAINED CODING AGENT · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Gjalla

Claude Code

claude mcp add gjalla-engineering --transport http https://gjalla.io/mcp/stream

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gjalla-engineering": {
      "url": "https://gjalla.io/mcp/stream"
    }
  }
}

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://gjalla.io/mcp/stream

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 remote - your agent's requests go to gjalla.io

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

registry vendor namespace io.gjalla - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · Who maintains Gjalla

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

04 · Facts

repository: github.com/gjalla/engineering
website: https://gjalla.io/
category: coding agent - ranked #178 of 194 actively-maintained coding agent servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.gjalla/mcp (active, first published 2026-06-15)

05 · Gjalla FAQ

What is Gjalla?

Is Gjalla still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-16. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Gjalla?

Run `claude mcp add gjalla-engineering --transport http https://gjalla.io/mcp/stream`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Gjalla require authentication?

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

06 · Alternatives to Gjalla

Alternatives to Gjalla

Maintained coding agent servers if Gjalla isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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