Shinobi MCP Server

The task spine for AI coding agents. Shinobi holds the decisions that survive across sessions, actively searches your past dead ends - semantically - before the agent writes code, and routes approvals to your phone. One brain, every device: laptop, cloud session, and mobile all wired to the same store. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

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

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-31 · ★ 2 · #76 OF 139 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Shinobi

Claude Code

claude mcp add numbererikson-shinobi -- npx -y @shinobiapps/shinobi

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "numbererikson-shinobi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shinobiapps/shinobi"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @shinobiapps/shinobi - the @shinobiapps scope differs from the repo owner (numbererikson); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Shinobi can do

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

Latest releases

v0.3.1 · 2026-06-15

opt workflows into Node 24 action runtime · Pre-launch doc hygiene: tool count 37→39, gitignore swarm worktrees · default circuit breaker on + backoff on blocked tasks · Release v0.3.1 - dispatch circuit-breaker…

v0.3.0 · 2026-06-15

Add notify tool + opt-in task-done push (autonomous agents #523) · Add shinobi dispatch autonomous loop (autonomous agents #524) · Add shinobi swarm - parallel agents, atomic claim, worktree isolation (autonomous…

v0.2.2 · 2026-06-13

Add CLAUDE.md (agent dogfooding + dev conventions) · Docker Hub publish workflow + prebuilt-image deploy path · Unit tests for core data layer (subtasks, decisions, dead-end search) + doc hygiene · Normalize dead_ends…

04 · Who maintains Shinobi

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

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/numbererikson/shinobi
category: productivity - ranked #76 of 139 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-15)
registry: io.github.numbererikson/shinobi (active, first published 2026-06-13 · 3 versions)
packages: npm:@shinobiapps/shinobi

06 · Shinobi FAQ

What is Shinobi?

Is Shinobi still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-31 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Shinobi?

Run `npx -y @shinobiapps/shinobi`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Shinobi 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 Shinobi

Alternatives to Shinobi

Maintained productivity servers if Shinobi isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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