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CHAP Coordinator

CHAP Coordinator is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Auditable records of human decisions over AI agent work. It has 105 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp.

github.com/BrightbeamAI/chap (opens in a new tab)

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  • Apache-2.0
  • Actively maintained
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Install CHAP Coordinator

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chap-coordinator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHAP_DB_PATH": "your-value",
        "CHAP_PROFILES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env CHAP_DB_PATH=your-value --env CHAP_PROFILES=your-value --transport stdio chap-coordinator -- npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chap-coordinator": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHAP_DB_PATH": "your-value",
        "CHAP_PROFILES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "chap-coordinator": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHAP_DB_PATH": "your-value",
        "CHAP_PROFILES": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
CHAP_DB_PATHNoPath to a SQLite file. Without it the coordinator runs in memory and workspaces are lost when the client restarts.
CHAP_PROFILESNoComma-separated CHAP profiles enabled on new workspaces. Defaults to Core plus review, whisper, deliberation, handoff, control, routing, modes and audit-scitt.

About CHAP Coordinator

MCP server adapter for the CHAP Coordinator. Wraps a Coordinator instance and exposes every CHAP method as an MCP tool, so any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Claude Code, the rest) can drive a CHAP workspace directly.

  • human-ai-collaboration
  • human-computer-interaction
  • human-in-the-loop
  • human-robot-interaction
  • a2a
  • a2a-protocol
  • ai-agents
  • audit-trail
  • mcp
  • model-context-protocol

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What is CHAP Coordinator?

CHAP Coordinator is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Auditable records of human decisions over AI agent work. It has 105 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp. The source code is at github.com/BrightbeamAI/chap.

How do I install the CHAP Coordinator MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is CHAP Coordinator free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is CHAP Coordinator actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. The latest release is v0.2.13, published Sep 7, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.