# CHAP Coordinator (MCP server)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/BrightbeamAI/chap |
| GitHub stars | 105 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | HTML |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.2.13 (Sep 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.BrightbeamAI/chap |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```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

```sh
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)

```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)

```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 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

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

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