# Deft (MCP server)

> Deft is an MCP server that adds messaging tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Self-hostable AGPL workspace where humans and AI agents share chat, tasks, knowledge, approvals, and MCP context. It has 257 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/maneek21/deft.

Deft is a self-hostable, open-source workspace where people and AI agents share chat, tasks, knowledge, calendar context, approvals, and action history.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Maneek21/Deft |
| GitHub stars | 257 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | docker: ghcr.io/maneek21/deft |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Communication |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Oct 2, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deft": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/maneek21/deft"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio deft -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/maneek21/deft
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deft": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/maneek21/deft"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "deft": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/maneek21/deft"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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