Ashlr Workbench MCP Server

Your local coding-agent HQ — four agents, one local LLM, ten MCP servers, zero cloud dependencies.

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What is the Ashlr Workbench MCP Server?

Your local coding-agent HQ — four agents, one local LLM, ten MCP servers, zero cloud dependencies.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • Scenario — Best agent

What it needs from you

  • macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon recommended; Intel works but slower) - Docker Desktop — for OpenHands - LM Studio with qwen/qwen3-coder-30b loaded — primary LLM - Bun ≥ 1.1 — for ashlr-plugin MCP servers and ashlrcode - Python 3.12+ — for Aider - Node ≥ 20 / npm — for npm install -g ashlrcode - ~32 GB free RAM (Qwen3-Coder-30B in 4-bit needs ~24 GB live) - ~30 GB free disk

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Ashlr Workbench MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ashlr-workbench": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ashlrcode"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "XAI_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon recommended; Intel works but slower) - Docker Desktop — for OpenHands - LM Studio with qwen/qwen3-coder-30b loaded — primary LLM - Bun ≥ 1.1 — for ashlr-plugin MCP servers and ashlrcode - Python 3.12+ — for Aider - Node ≥ 20 / npm — for npm install -g ashlrcode - ~32 GB free RAM (Qwen3-Coder-30B in 4-bit needs ~24 GB live) - ~30 GB free disk
VariableDescriptionRequired
GITHUB_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
XAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Ashlr Workbench to Scenario.”

Frequently asked questions

Your local coding-agent HQ — four agents, one local LLM, ten MCP servers, zero cloud dependencies. Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.