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claude-flow

local MCP server

claude-flow is a local MCP server: AI orchestration with hive-mind swarms, neural networks, and 87 MCP tools for enterprise dev. Install it from npm as claude-flow.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add claude-flow -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT=... -e GITHUB_TOKEN=... -e FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY=... -- npx -y claude-flow

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-flow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-flow"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "...",
        "CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "...",
        "CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "...",
        "CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "...",
        "CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "...",
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "...",
        "FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE, CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH, CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS, CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT, GITHUB_TOKEN, FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY

Summary

AI orchestration with hive-mind swarms, neural networks, and 87 MCP tools for enterprise dev.

claude-flow vs similar servers

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claude-flow73KLocalYesnpm
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SAP HANA CLI113LocalNonpm

Questions

It reads 7 environment variables: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE, CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH, CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS, CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT, GITHUB_TOKEN, FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

claude-flow is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package claude-flow.

Run: claude mcp add claude-flow -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS=... -e CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT=... -e GITHUB_TOKEN=... -e FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY=... -- npx -y claude-flow

Run: codex mcp add claude-flow --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=... --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE=... --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH=... --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS=... --env CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT=... --env GITHUB_TOKEN=... --env FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY=... -- npx -y claude-flow

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