Brainstorm MCP Server

MCP server enabling multi-agent collaboration and coordination

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What is the Brainstorm MCP Server?

MCP server enabling multi-agent collaboration and coordination

What you get

Brainstorm allows multiple Claude Code instances on the same computer to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate on complex tasks through a local MCP server.

Brainstorm is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI agents to collaborate with each other. Instead of isolated single-agent workflows, multiple AI agent instances can coordinate through structured communication, shared resources, and persistent state management.

  • Context fragmentation — Different aspects of a problem require different expertise
  • Decision coordination — Architectural choices need input from multiple perspectives
  • Workload distribution — Large refactorings benefit from parallel work streams
  • Human-in-the-loop coordination — Coordinators facilitate approval workflows between agents and human supervisors

What the assistant can call

Once Brainstorm MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Human-in-the — loop coordination**: Coordinators facilitate approval workflows between agents and human supervisors
  • Project — Based Organization**: Agents join projects with friendly names ("frontend", "backend", "reviewer")
  • Context — Aware Prompts**: 10 intelligent prompts with real-time state injection
  • Long — Polling Support**: Efficient message delivery (90-second default, 1-hour max)
  • BRAINSTORM_STORAGE — Custom storage path (default: ~/.brainstorm)
  • BRAINSTORM_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE — Maximum file size for resources (default: 512000 bytes / 500KB)
  • BRAINSTORM_CLIENT_ID — Manual client ID for containerized deployments or agents running in the same working directory (optional)
  • File — based persistence with atomic writes
  • Cross — platform locking using O_CREAT|O_EXCL
  • Migration — ready for future database backend
  • Long-Polling — 2-second intervals, configurable timeout (default 90s, max 3600s)
  • Scale — Recommended <100 agents per project, <10 messages/second

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Brainstorm MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "brainstorm": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/brainstorm/dist/src/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Brainstorm MCP to Human-in-the.”
  • “Use Brainstorm MCP to Project.”
  • “Use Brainstorm MCP to Context.”

Frequently asked questions

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