Octopus MCP MCP server

An MCP server that enables AI agents to hire humans for tasks requiring physical presence, local expertise, or subjective judgment. It manages the full lifecycle of human-in-the-loop work, including task creation with specific criteria, escrow funding, worker claiming, evidence submission, and agent approval or rejection.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Octopus

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Photograph a storefront to verify its condition
Call local venues to check availability for events
Inspect physical items like furniture before purchase
Review translated documents for natural language quality

Tools advertised by the last live check:

octopus_register
octopus_declare_intents
octopus_marketplace
octopus_post_task
octopus_my_tasks
octopus_get_task
octopus_send_message
octopus_approve
octopus_request_changes
octopus_cancel_task
octopus_wallet
octopus_topup

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http octopus-mcp https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add octopus-mcp --url https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable octopus-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp": {
      "url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start octopus-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "octopus-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http octopus-mcp https://tryoctopus.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp": {
      "url": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopus-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://tryoctopus.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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