Shift MCP Server

A coordination layer for multiple AI agents working on the same codebase simultaneously. It allows agents to check in and out of sessions, view active peers, and access a shared roster of workers with their declared files and timestamps.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by cyanheads

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What you can do with it

Register or update a worker session
End a working session and remove it from the active worker list
View all currently active workers with their gists and declared files
Monitor the roster for an explicit workspace

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0

mcp-registry: io.github.cyanheads/shift-mcp-server@0.2.0 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server 0.2.0

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@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "SHIFT_WORKSPACE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Shared exact-match workspace namespace; defaults to the launch Git root or cwd."
    },
    {
      "name": "SHIFT_STATE_DIR",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Shared writable SQLite directory; defaults to ~/.local/state/shift-mcp-server."
    },
    {
      "name": "MCP_LOG_LEVEL",
      "format": "string",
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn')."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHIFT_WORKSPACE": "<YOUR_SHIFT_WORKSPACE>",
        "SHIFT_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_SHIFT_STATE_DIR>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHIFT_WORKSPACE": "<YOUR_SHIFT_WORKSPACE>",
        "SHIFT_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_SHIFT_STATE_DIR>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHIFT_WORKSPACE": "<YOUR_SHIFT_WORKSPACE>",
        "SHIFT_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_SHIFT_STATE_DIR>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shift-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/shift-mcp-server@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHIFT_WORKSPACE": "<YOUR_SHIFT_WORKSPACE>",
        "SHIFT_STATE_DIR": "<YOUR_SHIFT_STATE_DIR>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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