Twist MCP Server

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server integrating MCP Clients with Twist's team messaging and collaboration platform: manage channels, threads, and messages through a unified interface.

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

One of 28 MCP servers published from pulsemcp/mcp-servers. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 28 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-26 · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Twist

before you install - you'll need

Set TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pulsemcp-mcp-servers-experimental-twist -- npx -y twist-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulsemcp-mcp-servers-experimental-twist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "twist-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 twist-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry vendor namespace com.pulsemcp - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Twist can do

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

Latest releases

[email protected] · 2026-07-10

Fixed · Gmail deep-links emitted by list_email_conversations, search_email_conversations, get_email_conversation, and send_email now use the form instead of Two independent defects made the old links fail to open the…

[email protected] · 2026-07-09

Added · create_oauth_client tool (keys group, write): mints a non-interactive Tailscale OAuth client (client_id + client_secret) with configurable scopes and ACL tags. Unlike create_auth_key - which only enrolls…

[email protected] · 2026-07-06

Added · set_account_balance_history (manage group): edit a manual account's recorded daily balance snapshots. Previously the server could read balance history (get_account_balance_history) but had no write counterpart…

04 · Who maintains Twist

twist is maintained by pulsemcp. We track 29 MCP servers from pulsemcp - 28 actively maintained, 77 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2025. Full record: all servers from pulsemcp.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers
category: communication - actively maintained as of 2026-08-25.
registry: com.pulsemcp/twist (active, first published 2026-05-18 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:twist-mcp-server

06 · Twist FAQ

What is Twist?

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server integrating MCP Clients with Twist's team messaging and collaboration platform: manage channels, threads, and messages through a unified interface.

Is Twist still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-07-26. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Twist?

Run `npx -y twist-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID) to set first. Set TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Twist 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 Twist

Alternatives to Twist

Maintained communication servers if Twist isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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