CLEO MCP Server

Name: CLEO MCP Server
Author: kryptobaseddev

by kryptobaseddevversion 2026.3.35i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.kryptobaseddev/cleo-mcp-server

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Task management for AI coding agents — CQRS 2-gateway pattern, 200 ops across 10 domains

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Docs, sheets & office work

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: CLEO_PROJECT_DIR

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cleo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cleocode/cleo",
        "--mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLEO_PROJECT_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add cleo --env CLEO_PROJECT_DIR=your-value -- npx -y @cleocode/cleo --mcp-server

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cleo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cleocode/cleo",
        "--mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLEO_PROJECT_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "cleo": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cleocode/cleo",
        "--mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLEO_PROJECT_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

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Values you fill in

CLEO_PROJECT_DIR env
Path to CLEO project directory (must contain .cleo/ folder)

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

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Common questions

Is CLEO MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2026.3.35) reached the registry 8 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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CLEO

CLEO is the work, evidence, memory and docs layer for AI coding agents. Agents (and you) drive it through one CLI, cleo , and every call returns a single JSON envelope on stdout, so any agent harness can read it. CLEO keeps each change traceable from task to pull request to release, demands evidence before a task counts as done, remembers what was learned across sessions, and keeps documentation from rotting.

What it does

Area	What you get	Start with
Tasks	Sagas, epics and tasks with acceptance criteria, dependencies and ready waves; sessions that survive interruptions	`cleo add`, `cleo next`, `cleo focus`
Evidence	A task is done only when its gates are proven: commits and files, CI or test runs, lint and typecheck, linked to each acceptance criterion	`cleo done --plan`
Pull requests	A PR names its tasks (`Closes: T#### AC1,AC2`); an independent reviewer records a verdict per criterion; merging on green CI closes the task	`cleo done --from-merge --dry-run`, `cleo review packet`
Docs	One canonical home per doc, stable names, published mirrors and drift checks (see below)	`cleo docs query`, `cleo docs update`
Memory (BRAIN)	Observations, decisions and lessons kept across sessions and searchable	`cleo memory observe`, `cleo memory find`, `cleo briefing`
Code intelligence (Nexus)	A symbol graph of your repo: callers, blast radius, impact before you edit	`cleo nexus analyze`, `cleo nexus impact`
Release	One command tags the newest commit on main with green CI and publishes from changesets	`cleo release cut --dry-run`

Run cleo --help for the full flags of any command.

Quick start

npm install -g @cleocode/cleo

cd your-project cleo init cleo session start --scope global --name "first session"

Work is a tree: a saga at the root, epics under it, tasks under those.

cleo saga create --title "Ship the auth hardening" --acceptance "login is rate limited|sessions expire" cleo add "Auth hardening" --type epic --parent T001 --acceptance "rate limit shipped|session expiry shipped" cleo add "Rate-limit the login endpoint" --parent T002 \ --acceptance "returns 429 after 5 failed attempts|a test covers the limit"

cleo next # what to work on cleo focus T003 # identity, blockers, docs and memory for one task

Then do the work and close it.

With a pull request (the normal path): work on a branch, open a PR whose body says Closes: T003 AC1,AC2, check it with cleo done --from-merge --dry-run, get a per-criterion review (cleo review packet --task T003, then cleo review verdict), and merge on green CI. The merge sweep records the evidence and closes the task.
Without a pull request: cleo done T003 --plan names the evidence each gate needs; record it with cleo verify, then cleo complete T003.

Finish with cleo memory observe " " --title " " and cleo session end --note " ". The next session starts with cleo briefing.

Docs that don't rot

AI agents write a lot of documentation, and most of it rots. An agent that cannot find the existing doc writes a new one; names carry task ids and dates; two copies drift apart; nobody can tell which one is current. After a few months the docs folder is a pile of near-duplicates that agents keep extending.

CLEO Docs fixes this at the source:

One canonical home per doc. The store is the source of truth; files in docs/ are published mirrors. Find before you write (cleo docs query " "), and update the existing doc (cleo docs update ) instead of adding a second one. cleo docs add is for genuinely new docs.
Stable names. Every doc name and slug is lowercase kebab-case with no task id, session id or date; task and decision links live in metadata. A CI gate (cleo check canon docs) refuses new violators.
One kind per folder. docs/adr, docs/spec, docs/plan, docs/research, docs/guide, docs/concept, docs/reference, docs/migration, docs/release and docs/note.
Drift is visible. cleo docs status compares each published mirror with the store, cleo docs rot flags docs whose covered code changed after them, and cleo docs doctor repairs the store.
Messy folders can be migrated. cleo docs modernize plans a kind, a stable name and keep/rename/merge/delete for every file, and applies it with a receipt you can roll back.

The how-to is docs/guide/cleo-documentation-sop.md.

Packages

The CLI is @cleocode/cleo; it depends on the rest. The main packages:

Package	Purpose
`@cleocode/cleo`	The `cleo` command-line interface
`@cleocode/core`	The SDK: tasks, sessions, evidence, docs, memory, orchestration, release
`@cleocode/contracts`	Shared types and operation contracts
`@cleocode/lafs`	The JSON envelope format every call returns
`@cleocode/nexus`	Code intelligence and the cross-project registry
`@cleocode/caamp`	Provider registry and agent package management
`@cleocode/adapters`	Provider adapters (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Kimi, OpenCode and more)
`@cleocode/skills`	The `ct-*` skills that teach agents how to use CLEO
`@cleocode/cant`	The CANT agent-definition language

Development

Requires Node.js >= 24.16.0 and pnpm.

git clone https://github.com/kryptobaseddev/cleo.git

cd cleo pnpm install pnpm run build

Repository rules (package boundaries, architecture gates, evidence) are in AGENTS.md; see CONTRIBUTING.md to contribute. Every change lands through a pull request that names its tasks; releases are cut from main with cleo release cut.

The story of CLEO

CLEO began as one developer's refusal to keep losing the thread: powerful agents that forgot too easily, ambitious projects that died on the shelf. The Founding Story tells it from the builder's side, and The Awakening Story from CLEO's.

CLEO MCP Server

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

Common questions

Alternatives

Agent-Native Calendar

Excel MCP Server

MCP Server for Excel

README from the maker

CLEO

What it does

Quick start

Work is a tree: a saga at the root, epics under it, tasks under those.

Docs that don't rot

Packages

Development

The story of CLEO

Support

License

Star History