Vibe MCP Server

Auto-document vibe coding sessions - collect, summarize, and publish

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Vibe MCP server?

Auto-document vibe coding sessions - collect, summarize, and publish. The vibe mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 14 defined tools rather than through you.

What it actually does

You spent four hours pair-programming with Claude. You made three architectural decisions, wrote eight files, and reverted twice. Tomorrow you will not remember why you picked the second option in commit a1b2c3d over the first one you tried. Most people solve this with manual journaling that lasts two weeks, or by trawling git log after the fact.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • muse_collect_code_context — tool
  • muse_summarize_design_decisions — tool
  • muse_analyze_code — tool
  • muse_generate_dev_document — tool
  • muse_normalize_for_platform — tool
  • muse_publish_document — tool
  • muse_create_session_log — tool
  • muse_session_history — tool
  • muse_export_session — tool
  • muse_project_profile — tool
  • muse_git — tool
  • muse_session_stats — tool

Configuration

You will need 8 environment variables: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, NOTION_API_KEY, NOTION_DATABASE_ID, GITHUB_TOKEN, CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL, CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN, SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL, DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Adding it to your client

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at vibe-coding-mcp on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Vibe's toolset — muse_collect_code_context, muse_summarize_design_decisions, muse_analyze_code and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by MUSE-CODE-SPACE; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Vibe.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the vibe mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
muse_collect_code_contexttool
muse_summarize_design_decisionstool
muse_analyze_codetool
muse_generate_dev_documenttool
muse_normalize_for_platformtool
muse_publish_documenttool
muse_create_session_logtool
muse_session_historytool
muse_export_sessiontool
muse_project_profiletool
muse_gittool
muse_session_statstool
muse_auto_tagtool
muse_templatetool

How to install the Vibe MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vibe-coding": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "vibe-coding-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "NOTION_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "NOTION_DATABASE_ID": "your-value",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "CONFLUENCE_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "CONFLUENCE_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL": "your-value",
        "DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
NOTION_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
NOTION_DATABASE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
GITHUB_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
CONFLUENCE_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
CONFLUENCE_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Vibe to muse collect code context.
  • Use Vibe to muse summarize design decisions.
  • Use Vibe to muse analyze code.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Vibe to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (muse_collect_code_context, muse_summarize_design_decisions, muse_analyze_code, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Vibe directly.