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How to install io.github.ruvnet/claude-flow
Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.
transport: stdio
Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.Environment / auth
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYsecretAnthropic API key for Claude AI models
CLAUDE_FLOW_MODEOperation mode: development, production, or test
CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATHPath for persistent memory storage
CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTSMaximum number of concurrent agents
CLAUDE_FLOW_PORTMCP server port
GITHUB_TOKENsecretGitHub personal access token for repository operations
FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEYsecretFlow Nexus cloud platform API key
Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-flow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-flow"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-flow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-flow"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Windsurf
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude-flow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-flow"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"claude-flow": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"claude-flow"
],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS>",
"CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT": "<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT>",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
"FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Code
claude mcp add claude-flow --env ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<YOUR_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE=<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MODE> --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH=<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MEMORY_PATH> --env CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS=<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_MAX_AGENTS> --env CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT=<YOUR_CLAUDE_FLOW_PORT> --env GITHUB_TOKEN=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN> --env FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY=<YOUR_FLOW_NEXUS_API_KEY> -- npx -y claude-flowRelated MCP servers
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