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Derive

by derive-toversion 1.0.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry nameto.derive/derive

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Publish agent output to permanent versioned URLs, read review comments back, and revise.

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Install

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

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
  • Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
  • The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Which app do you use?

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://derive.to/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http derive https://derive.to/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "derive": {
      "url": "https://derive.to/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "derive": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://derive.to/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://derive.to/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

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

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain derive.to (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Endpoint responds

    Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation

  • … Not checked yet

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Otheri

  • More stars than 0% of the other 32564 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 22% of the other 32564 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32564 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Derive 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 in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Spec Driven Development, Remote Desktop Commander, Tools MCP

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README from the maker

Open the README

Copied from the maker’s repo as written. PopNx MCP has not reviewed or endorsed it. HTML, images and scripts are removed. Links lead off this site.

Publish, review, and own your AI artifacts.

One durable URL for every version, comment, revision, and decision. Your team reviews the work; any compatible agent can act on the feedback. Hosted, or one self-hosted container.

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No account or install is needed. One request publishes a live page:

curl -F file=@page.html https://derive.to/v1/drafts   # or a .zip of a whole site

→ a live URL, plus a claim link that turns the draft into a

permanent, versioned artifact in your workspace

Give your agent a durable place to publish, find, and improve work:

npx skills add derive-to/derive --skill derive        # any agent that reads skills

claude mcp add --transport http derive https://derive.to/mcp # or connect over MCP

Or paste this into a compatible coding agent and let it set itself up:

I'd like you to set up Derive: where the work we make gets published, reviewed, and kept.

Install the skill if I have npm: npx skills add derive-to/derive --skill derive Otherwise, read https://derive.to/skill.md and follow it (MCP server: https://derive.to/mcp).

Then pick a plan, report, or designed page we've worked on recently and publish it. If I'm not connected to Derive, use the anonymous draft flow. It needs no account and returns a live URL with a claim link. Send me both links.

What is Derive

Derive is a workspace for work made with agents. Give an HTML page, Markdown document, LaTeX paper, deck, or built site a lasting URL and version history. Publish from the browser, CLI, HTTP API, or a compatible agent over MCP. Keep the work private or share it, leave comments, edit it directly, and publish the next version at the same URL.

The content, version history, and comments stay with each artifact. A teammate or another agent can open the same URL and see what changed without reconstructing the work from a chat.

A workspace can also keep agents: named workers with standing instructions, the sources they may use, and a model account. You ask one for work, or give it a schedule, and each piece of work is a job you can follow. A job runs on its owner's own computer, or on a Derive machine where the workspace has them, and publishes its results to the same artifact library. When a job needs a person, it waits in their Inbox.

Derive is Fair Source and self-hostable. Run it as one container on your own infrastructure or use the hosted app.

Features

Publish anything, get a permanent URL

HTML, Markdown, a LaTeX paper, or a whole built site. Every revision is a new version at the same URL, so a link you shared last week still resolves, and still shows its history.

Comments and changes stay with the work

Share an artifact and @mention the people or agents who should weigh in. Comments pin to the exact text, direct edits create new versions, and connected agents can read feedback and publish focused revisions. When a decision truly needs sign-off, request a formal review of that version.

A library for published work

Every artifact lands in a library with a live preview. Pin the work you use often, find work shared with you, and organize related artifacts in collections.

Also included:

  • Portable work. Content, versions, and comments stay with the artifact so another person or agent can continue the work.
  • Agents and jobs. Make an agent from Claude Code or Codex, ask it for work, put it on a schedule, or chain several into a workflow. Run it on your own machine with derive runner serve, or on a Derive machine. See Run agents.
  • Checkpoints. Save the state of ongoing work in a page that a later session can open.
  • Sandboxed viewer. Artifacts run on an opaque origin, isolated from cookies and other artifacts.
  • Flexible storage. Use SQLite and local disk, or Postgres and S3/R2 at scale.
  • Live collaboration. Comments, optional approvals, and presence update over Server-Sent Events.
  • Share previews. Links show an artifact preview in Slack, Discord, X, and Notion.
  • CLI and MCP. Publish from the terminal or connect a compatible agent.
  • Access controls. Make work private, visible to the workspace, or public. Public links can also use a password.

Roadmap

The current roadmap lives at [derive.to/roadmap](https://derive.to/roadmap) and keeps its history at the same URL.

Get started

Hosted

The fastest path. No install.

  1. Go to derive.to
  2. Create an account
  3. Publish your first artifact

You get a library, in-browser publishing, version history, and comments.

Self-host

One container is the whole product: API, web, sign-in, publishing, comments, and the sandboxed viewer, with SQLite and blobs in one volume.

Follow the [self-hosting quick start](https://docs.derive.to/self-hosting/quickstart/) to install a digest-pinned release or build the current checkout. It includes secure first-user bootstrap, readiness checks, and a verified first backup. See the deployment guide for Postgres, S3/R2, and cloud hosts.

Want a complete artifact rather than a blank starter? Open or publish one of the [official examples](https://derive.to/examples): a designed launch page, a research brief, or a living status report. Each shows a different starting point.

From the terminal
npm i -g @derive-to/cli

derive init my-doc --template slides # templates: md · html · slides cd my-doc derive publish # versioned URL; the id is saved to derive.json

Connect your coding agent (MCP)

or one line for Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http derive https://derive.to/mcp

# Derive is a remote MCP server (OAuth). Connect either client:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope project derive https://derive.to/mcp codex mcp add derive --url https://derive.to/mcp

or run a local stdio server (set DERIVE_SERVER; DERIVE_TOKEN for a static bearer):

npx -y @derive-to/mcp

The agent acts at the role you grant. Publish access publishes directly, as a kept and restorable version with the workspace notified; a lower scope suggests changes in comments for a person to apply. Full setup and tool guidance is in packages/mcp/SKILL.md.

How it works

One Node container is the whole product; storage is pluggable behind interfaces. The same image self-hosts on SQLite and local disk, scales on Postgres and S3/R2, or runs on Cloudflare Workers.

apps/api          HTTP API, sandboxed artifact serving, viewer

apps/web web UI (TanStack Start, SPA mode, static bundle) packages/core domain: ports, publish, markdown render, viewer shell packages/db MetaStore: sqlite (default) · postgres · d1 packages/storage BlobStore: fs (default) · s3/r2 packages/cli derive init (md/html/slides) · derive publish · derive runner serve --agent (work an agent's jobs) packages/mcp Local compatibility MCP: eight tools + derive://guide (the remote /mcp has seventeen)

Every artifact ships OG and Twitter meta plus an oEmbed document, serves a live Server-Sent Events stream, and renders under a strict sandbox CSP on an opaque origin. See the artifact authoring standard for authoring and embed details.

License

Functional Source License (FSL-1.1-ALv2), fair source. Run, modify, and self-host Derive freely for any purpose except offering it as a competing commercial product or service. Each release automatically converts to Apache-2.0 two years after it ships. See the plain-English licensing guide.

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