Dear-claude MCP Server

Spawn Claude Code instances from 6 platforms when 'Dear Claude' is mentioned.

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What is the Dear-claude MCP Server?

Dear-claude is an MCP integration. Spawn Claude Code instances from 6 platforms when 'Dear Claude' is mentioned.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is dear-claude, version 1.2.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT: HTTP server port for webhooks (default: 3334); DEAR_CLAUDE_HOST: Bind address for the HTTP server (default: 127.0.0.1, loopback only); DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIR: Override the data directory (default: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dear-claude or ~/.local/share/dear-claude); DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKEN: Token guarding the /api/ and /mcp control endpoints (auto-generated at /api-token if unset); TAILSCALE_HOSTNAME: Override Tailscale hostname for webhook URLs (auto-detected if not set); GITHUB_CLIENT_ID: GitHub OAuth App or GitHub App client ID; GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET: GitHub OAuth App or GitHub App client secret; GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET: GitHub webhook signature secret; GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN: GitHub personal access token (alternative to OAuth); GITHUB_APP_ID: GitHub App ID (for installation-based auth); GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH: Path to GitHub App private key PEM file; LINEAR_CLIENT_ID: Linear OAuth application client ID; LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET: Linear OAuth application client secret; LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET: Linear webhook signing secret; LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKEN: Linear personal API key (alternative to OAuth); JIRA_DOMAIN: Jira Cloud domain (e.g. 'mycompany' for mycompany.atlassian.net); JIRA_USER_EMAIL: Jira account email for API authentication; JIRA_API_TOKEN: Jira API token from id.atlassian.com; JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRET: Shared secret for Jira webhook URL validation; GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKEN: GitLab personal or project access token; GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRET: GitLab webhook secret token; NOTION_CLIENT_ID: Notion OAuth integration client ID; NOTION_CLIENT_SECRET: Notion OAuth integration client secret; NOTION_ACCESS_TOKEN: Notion internal integration token (alternative to OAuth); NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRET: Notion webhook verification secret; OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH: Absolute path to Obsidian vault directory for file watching; GIPHY_API_KEY: Giphy API key for embedding GIF reactions in responses.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 1.2.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DEAR_CLAUDE_PORTHTTP server port for webhooks (default: 3334)Optional
DEAR_CLAUDE_HOSTBind address for the HTTP server (default: 127.0.0.1, loopback only)Optional
DEAR_CLAUDE_DATA_DIROverride the data directory (default: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dear-claude or ~/.local/share/dear-claude)Optional
DEAR_CLAUDE_API_TOKENToken guarding the /api/ and /mcp control endpoints (auto-generated at /api-token if unset)Optional
TAILSCALE_HOSTNAMEOverride Tailscale hostname for webhook URLs (auto-detected if not set)Optional
GITHUB_CLIENT_IDGitHub OAuth App or GitHub App client IDOptional
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRETGitHub OAuth App or GitHub App client secretOptional
GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRETGitHub webhook signature secretOptional
GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKENGitHub personal access token (alternative to OAuth)Optional
GITHUB_APP_IDGitHub App ID (for installation-based auth)Optional
GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY_PATHPath to GitHub App private key PEM fileOptional
LINEAR_CLIENT_IDLinear OAuth application client IDOptional
LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRETLinear OAuth application client secretOptional
LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRETLinear webhook signing secretOptional
LINEAR_ACCESS_TOKENLinear personal API key (alternative to OAuth)Optional
JIRA_DOMAINJira Cloud domain (e.g. 'mycompany' for mycompany.atlassian.net)Optional
JIRA_USER_EMAILJira account email for API authenticationOptional
JIRA_API_TOKENJira API token from id.atlassian.comOptional
JIRA_WEBHOOK_SECRETShared secret for Jira webhook URL validationOptional
GITLAB_ACCESS_TOKENGitLab personal or project access tokenOptional
GITLAB_WEBHOOK_SECRETGitLab webhook secret tokenOptional
NOTION_CLIENT_IDNotion OAuth integration client IDOptional
NOTION_CLIENT_SECRETNotion OAuth integration client secretOptional
NOTION_ACCESS_TOKENNotion internal integration token (alternative to OAuth)Optional
NOTION_WEBHOOK_SECRETNotion webhook verification secretOptional
OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATHAbsolute path to Obsidian vault directory for file watchingOptional
GIPHY_API_KEYGiphy API key for embedding GIF reactions in responsesOptional