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Shinobi MCP

Shinobi is a community-driven MCP server that provides task management, memory, and context for AI coding agents. It supports self-hosting or remote deployment, integrates with clients like Claude Code and Cursor, and features semantic search for dead ends, activity timelines, and a web dashboard.

Package and access

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What you can do with it

  • Manage task spines and approvals for AI agents
  • Search past dead ends semantically before writing code
  • Store project conventions and context rules
  • Visualize agent activity and decisions via dashboard

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.1
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@shinobiapps/shinobi 0.3.1

npm
@shinobiapps/shinobi package definition
{
  "version": "0.3.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@shinobiapps/shinobi",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org"
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinobi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shinobiapps/shinobi@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinobi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shinobiapps/shinobi@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "shinobi-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shinobiapps/shinobi@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shinobi-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@shinobiapps/shinobi@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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