An MCP server for interacting with a [Twist](https://twist.com/home) workspace. Written in Python using the [Twist REST
Twist mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Twist directly. An MCP server for interacting with a Twist workspace. Written in Python using the Twist REST API. Currently for testing purposes only.
An MCP server for interacting with a Twist workspace. Written in Python using the Twist REST API. Currently for testing purposes only.
Once connected, the assistant can call these 14 tools directly:
Inbox — twist_inbox_get: Get the contents of the user's inboxtwist_inbox_archive_all — Archives all threads in a workspace (or, all threads after a given timestamp)twist_inbox_archive — Archives a specific thread by IDtwist_inbox_unarchive — Unarchives a specific thread by IDtwist_inbox_mark_all_read — Marks all inbox threads as readtwist_inbox_get_count — Gets the count of inbox threadsThreads — twist_threads_getone: Get a thread by IDtwist_threads_get — Get all threads in a channeltwist_threads_add — Add a new thread to a channeltwist_threads_update — Update an existing threadtwist_threads_remove — Remove a threadtwist_threads_star — Star a threadtwist_threads_unstar — Unstar a threadtwist_threads_pin — Pin a threadSetup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.
Before the server will start you need to supply 2 environment variables: TWIST_API_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Twist sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Inbox, twist_inbox_archive_all, twist_inbox_archive among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Inbox | twist_inbox_get: Get the contents of the user's inbox |
| twist_inbox_archive_all | Archives all threads in a workspace (or, all threads after a given timestamp) |
| twist_inbox_archive | Archives a specific thread by ID |
| twist_inbox_unarchive | Unarchives a specific thread by ID |
| twist_inbox_mark_all_read | Marks all inbox threads as read |
| twist_inbox_get_count | Gets the count of inbox threads |
| Threads | twist_threads_getone: Get a thread by ID |
| twist_threads_get | Get all threads in a channel |
| twist_threads_add | Add a new thread to a channel |
| twist_threads_update | Update an existing thread |
| twist_threads_remove | Remove a thread |
| twist_threads_star | Star a thread |
| twist_threads_unstar | Unstar a thread |
| twist_threads_pin | Pin a thread |
{
"mcpServers": {
"twist": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
"run",
"main.py"
],
"env": {
"TWIST_API_TOKEN": "your_twist_api_token",
"TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "your_twist_workspace_id"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| TWIST_API_TOKEN | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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