Vibes MCP Server

Dotfiles for AI coding agents: one versioned repo that makes any machine, running any supported harness, behave like the same agent.

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What is the Vibes MCP server?

Vibes becomes available to MCP clients through the vibes mcp server. Dotfiles for AI coding agents: one versioned repo that makes any machine, running any supported harness, behave like the same agent.

What Vibes does

Dotfiles for AI coding agents: one versioned repo that makes any machine, running any supported harness, behave like the same agent.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 11 tools directly:

  • Project — specific deployment and operational policy remains in its project
  • Situation — Where it goes
  • Skill — Purpose
  • create-skill — Design and validate portable skills with progressive disclosure
  • failing-test-first — Reproduce a bug with a failing test before fixing it
  • github-cli — Pull requests, issues, workflows, releases via gh
  • linear — Linear issues and projects via the Linear CLI
  • memory-conventions — Read and write durable memory in the Obsidian vault
  • obsidian — Notes, vaults and daily notes via the Obsidian CLI
  • safe-deletion — Verify contents match their described purpose before deleting
  • tmux — Operate persistent interactive terminal sessions safely

Installing the vibes mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as skills, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: CONTEXT7_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Productivity servers pay off through capture: the tasks and notes that never get filed are the ones where opening the app is more friction than the thought is worth. Vibes sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Project, Situation, Skill among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other productivity servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 11 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Vibes.
  • Maintained by jonhill90.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the vibes mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Projectspecific deployment and operational policy remains in its project.
SituationWhere it goes
SkillPurpose
create-skillDesign and validate portable skills with progressive disclosure
failing-test-firstReproduce a bug with a failing test before fixing it
github-cliPull requests, issues, workflows, releases via gh
linearLinear issues and projects via the Linear CLI
memory-conventionsRead and write durable memory in the Obsidian vault
obsidianNotes, vaults and daily notes via the Obsidian CLI
safe-deletionVerify contents match their described purpose before deleting
tmuxOperate persistent interactive terminal sessions safely

How to install the Vibes MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vibes": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "skills"],
      "env": {
        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CONTEXT7_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Vibes to Project.
  • Use Vibes to Situation.
  • Use Vibes to Skill.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Vibes to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 11 tools (Project, Situation, Skill, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Vibes directly.