Claude-octopus MCP Server

Spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.

Local serverstdio

What is the Claude-octopus MCP Server?

Claude-octopus is an MCP integration. Spawn multiple specialized Claude Code agents as MCP servers, each independently configured.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is claude-octopus, version 1.1.10. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: Anthropic API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process); CLAUDE_TOOL_NAME: Tool name prefix (default: claude_code); CLAUDE_MODEL: Model: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full ID; CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODE: Permission mode: default, acceptEdits, bypassPermissions, plan; CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLS: Comma-separated list of available tools (e.g. Read,Grep,Glob for read-only); CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPT: Additional system prompt appended to the default; CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLY: Set to true to expose only the factory wizard tool.

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 1.1.10 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
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYAnthropic API key (leave unset to inherit from parent process)Optional
CLAUDE_TOOL_NAMETool name prefix (default: claude_code)Optional
CLAUDE_MODELModel: sonnet, opus, haiku, or full IDOptional
CLAUDE_PERMISSION_MODEPermission mode: default, acceptEdits, bypassPermissions, planOptional
CLAUDE_ALLOWED_TOOLSComma-separated list of available tools (e.g. Read,Grep,Glob for read-only)Optional
CLAUDE_APPEND_PROMPTAdditional system prompt appended to the defaultOptional
CLAUDE_FACTORY_ONLYSet to true to expose only the factory wizard toolOptional