# reevesagents (MCP server)

> reevesagents is an MCP server that adds developer tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Spawn, read and steer AI coding CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Kimi and more) in local tmux windows. It has 107 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y reevesagents.

ReevesAgents is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license. ReevesAgents is a local workspace for AI coding CLIs. It runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Hermes, Kimi, DeepSeek, Qwen, Pi, Aider, Gemini CLI, Cline CLI, Crush, Goose, Kilo Code, Letta Code, Mistral Vibe, Grok Build, Kiro CLI, Factory Droid, Qoder CLI, Warp, Junie CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor CLI, Rovo Dev CLI, and other provider CLIs side by side in tmux.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/mertkayacs/reevesagents |
| GitHub stars | 107 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: reevesagents |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 (Oct 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.mertkayacs/reevesagents |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reevesagents": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reevesagents"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio reevesagents -- npx -y reevesagents
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reevesagents": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reevesagents"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

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

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "reevesagents": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "reevesagents"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

## Tools

- `reevesagents`: Launch the TUI.
- `runs`: List active runs.
- `setup`: First-run check. --attach connects every installed host CLI.
- `doctor`: Check Node, tmux, state, and provider CLIs.
- `providers`: List provider ids, aliases, models, and availability.
- `approvals`: List pending approval requests.
- `hosts`: Show which host CLIs have ReevesAgents attached.
- `presets`: List saved run presets.
- `save-preset`: Save a live run as a preset.
- `start-preset`: Start a run from a preset.
- `delete-preset`: Delete a preset.
- `delete`: Delete one ended agent record. Requires confirmation.
- `delete-run`: Delete one ended run and archive it. Requires confirmation.
- `history`: List archived runs.
- `delete-history`: Delete one archived history record. Requires confirmation.
- `reap`: End zombie agents and agents past maxlifetimems, and kill orphan tmux sessions no run record owns.

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