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Lockstep

local MCP server

Lockstep is a local MCP server: Decision memory for AI coding agents: captures decisions once, briefs every agent before it acts. Install it from npm as lockstep-cli.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add lockstep -e LOCKSTEP_VENDOR=... -- npx -y lockstep-cli

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": {
    "lockstep": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lockstep-cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LOCKSTEP_VENDOR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

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: LOCKSTEP_VENDOR

Summary

Decision memory for AI coding agents: captures decisions once, briefs every agent before it acts.

Lockstep vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
Lockstep10LocalYesnpm
projectmem844LocalNopypi
robrain81LocalYesnpm
emulo293LocalNopypi
Selvedge24LocalYespypi

Questions

It reads one environment variable: LOCKSTEP_VENDOR. 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.

Lockstep is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package lockstep-cli.

Run: claude mcp add lockstep -e LOCKSTEP_VENDOR=... -- npx -y lockstep-cli

Run: codex mcp add lockstep --env LOCKSTEP_VENDOR=... -- npx -y lockstep-cli

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