Fable MCP Server

Anthropic Claude Fable 5 MCP server — top-tier planning and code critique for handoff

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What is the Fable MCP Server?

Anthropic Claude Fable 5 MCP server — top-tier planning and code critique for handoff

The short version

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Anthropic Claude Fable 5 — Anthropic's most capable, most expensive model ($10 / $50 per 1M input / output tokens, ~2× Opus). Built in Rust, it exposes Fable as specialized MCP tools (plan, critique, ask) so any MCP client can use them.

  • Works everywhere MCP works — — Not limited to Claude Code. Use it in Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, custom agent frameworks, VS Code MCP extensions, scripts, or any future tool that supports the Model Context Protocol
  • You control the orchestration — — Call Fable for planning or review exactly when you (or your multi-agent system) decide, instead of relying on the model to escalate
  • Clean composability — — Treat Fable as a reusable specialist service alongside your other MCP servers. Perfect for modern "expensive model for judgment, cheap model for execution" workflows
  • Correct Fable-specific behavior — — Proper effort levels, refusal handling (no silent fallback), long timeouts, and accurate per-call cost reporting at Fable rates

What it needs from you

  • Rust (edition 2024) - An Anthropic API key from console.anthropic.com, on an org with ≥30-day data retention The server expects a config file at ~/.config/mcp-server-fable/config.toml containing at minimum your api_key. See config.toml.example. ```toml api_key = "sk-ant-..."

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
planFlagship. Turn a goal (+ optional context) into an executor-ready implementation plan: numbered steps, exact paths/signatures, edge cases, acceptance criteria,
critiqueCoverage-first review of code, a diff, or a design. Reports every finding with severity + confidence for downstream filtering. Optional focus.
askRaw one-shot query to Fable. Multi-turn history, system prompt, effort, optional reasoning summary.
goalstring
contextstring
effortstring
max_tokensinteger
contentstring
focusstring
promptstring
system_promptstring
messagesstring
show_reasoningboolean

How to install the Fable MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fable": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/mcp-server-fable/target/release/fable"
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • Rust (edition 2024) - An Anthropic API key from console.anthropic.com, on an org with ≥30-day data retention The server expects a config file at ~/.config/mcp-server-fable/config.toml containing at minimum your api_key. See config.toml.example. ```toml api_key = "sk-ant-..."

Example prompts to try

  • “Use Fable to plan.”
  • “Use Fable to critique.”
  • “Use Fable to ask.”

Frequently asked questions

Anthropic Claude Fable 5 MCP server — top-tier planning and code critique for handoff Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.