Saga MCP

Your coding agent loses the plan between sessions. You come back tomorrow and it has no idea which of the five things you agreed on are done, which one is blocked on which, or why you rejected the second approach - because the plan lived in the context window, or in a TODO.md nobody updates. Its 40 documented tools cover task, tracker, template, epic.

People who work with task, tracker and template and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-29 · ★ 37 · #15 OF 169 MAINTAINED PRODUCTIVITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-30

MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Saga MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set DB_PATH, SAGA_DESCRIPTION_LOCK, SAGA_PROJECT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add spranab-saga-mcp -- npx -y saga-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spranab-saga-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "saga-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

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

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

03 · What Saga MCP 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 create a new project, list projects with completion stats, update project (archive to soft-delete), and create an epic within a project.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Saga MCP lets an agent do.

Task

9 tools - e.g. Create a task with optional dependencies; List/filter tasks; follows a manual arrangement when one exists; Get task with subtasks, notes, comments, and dependencies

task_create · task_list · task_get · task_update · task_batch_update · task_reorder…

Tracker

6 tools - e.g. Initialize tracker and create first project; What to work on next, with the reason and what is blocked; Full project overview with natural language summary

tracker_init · tracker_next · tracker_dashboard · tracker_search · tracker_session_diff · tracker_export

Template

5 tools - e.g. Create a reusable task template with {variable} placeholders; List templates; include_tasks shows what each one creates; Edit a template in place - name, description or tasks

template_create · template_list · template_update · template_apply · template_delete

Epic

4 tools - e.g. Create an epic within a project; List epics with task counts; Update an epic

epic_create · epic_list · epic_update · epic_archive

Subtask

4 tools - e.g. Create subtask(s) - supports batch; Update title/status/position; depends_on and blocks set ordering; Set the order of a task's subtasks in one call

subtask_create · subtask_update · subtask_reorder · subtask_delete

Comment

4 tools - e.g. Add a comment to a task (threaded discussion); List comments on a task (removed ones hidden unless include_deleted); Remove a comment - soft delete, row kept for audit

comment_add · comment_list · comment_delete · comment_restore

Note

4 tools - e.g. Create or update a note (upsert); List notes with filters; Full-text search across notes

note_save · note_list · note_search · note_delete

Project

3 tools - e.g. Create a new project; List projects with completion stats; Update project (archive to soft-delete)

project_create · project_list · project_update

Latest releases

v1.19.0 · 2026-09-29

An epic's own notes, on its card · Notes could already be attached to an epic at the data level, but the web UI had no path to see or create one there - the Epics tab rendered no notes at all, and the Notes tab's "+…

v1.18.0 · 2026-09-29

Hide completed tasks in the Epics tab · A long-lived "work queue" epic - @rusak47's own example was a SUPPORT · epic - accumulates finished tasks forever, until they outnumber the work still open. #65 adds a · "Hide…

v1.17.1 · 2026-09-21

A look-and-feel fix on the pinned drawer controls from · v1.17.0, reported by · @rusak47 within hours of that release (#57, #62). · Only the buttons are opaque now · 1.17.0 pinned the task drawer's Refresh/Edit/Close…

04 · Who maintains Saga MCP

saga-mcp is maintained by spranab. We track 3 MCP servers from spranab - 3 actively maintained, 108 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from spranab.

brainstorm-mcp Multi-model AI brainstorming debates with code review and quick perspectives ★ 71

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/spranab/saga-mcp
category: productivity - ranked #15 of 169 actively-maintained productivity servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-29)
registry: io.github.spranab/saga-mcp (active, first published 2026-03-27 · 4 versions)
packages: npm:saga-mcp

06 · Saga MCP FAQ

Is Saga MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-29 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Saga MCP do?

With this server connected, an agent can create a new project, list projects with completion stats, update project (archive to soft-delete), and create an epic within a project.

How do I install Saga MCP?

Run `npx -y saga-mcp`. The README documents 3 environment variables (DB_PATH, SAGA_DESCRIPTION_LOCK, SAGA_PROJECT) to set first. Set DB_PATH, SAGA_DESCRIPTION_LOCK, SAGA_PROJECT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Saga MCP 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 Saga MCP

Alternatives to Saga MCP

Maintained productivity servers if Saga MCP isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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

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