ruv-swarm
local MCP serverruv-swarm is a local MCP server: Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration. Install it from npm as ruv-swarm.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add ruv-swarm -e RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL=... -e RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH=... -e RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD=... -- npx -y ruv-swarm
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": {
"ruv-swarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ruv-swarm"
],
"env": {
"RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL": "...",
"RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH": "...",
"RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD": "..."
}
}
}
}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:
RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL,RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH,RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD
Summary
Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration
ruv-swarm vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruv-swarm | 381 | Local | Yes | npm |
| claude-flow | 73K | Local | Yes | npm |
| Agent Swarm | 835 | Hosted | Yes | None |
| mcp | 12K | Local | No | mcpb |
| UniFi Network MCP | 853 | Local | Yes | pypi |
Questions
It reads 3 environment variables: RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL, RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH, RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD. 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.
ruv-swarm is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package ruv-swarm.
Run: claude mcp add ruv-swarm -e RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL=... -e RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH=... -e RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD=... -- npx -y ruv-swarm
Run: codex mcp add ruv-swarm --env RUV_SWARM_LOG_LEVEL=... --env RUV_SWARM_DB_PATH=... --env RUV_SWARM_ENABLE_SIMD=... -- npx -y ruv-swarm
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