sub agents mcp for Claude Desktop

io.github.shinpr/sub-agents-mcp

MCP server for delegating tasks to specialized AI sub-agents across coding tools

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install sub agents mcp in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

AGENTS_DIR

AGENT_TYPE

AGENT_PERMISSION

AGENT_MODEL

AGENT_EFFORT

CURSOR_API_KEY

CLI_API_KEY

EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS

SESSION_ENABLED

SESSION_DIR

SESSION_RETENTION_DAYS

AGENTS_SETTINGS_PATH

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sub-agents-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "sub-agents-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AGENTS_DIR": "<AGENTS_DIR>",
        "AGENT_TYPE": "<AGENT_TYPE>",
        "AGENT_PERMISSION": "<AGENT_PERMISSION>",
        "AGENT_MODEL": "<AGENT_MODEL>",
        "AGENT_EFFORT": "<AGENT_EFFORT>",
        "CURSOR_API_KEY": "<CURSOR_API_KEY>",
        "CLI_API_KEY": "<CLI_API_KEY>",
        "EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS": "<EXECUTION_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "SESSION_ENABLED": "<SESSION_ENABLED>",
        "SESSION_DIR": "<SESSION_DIR>",
        "SESSION_RETENTION_DAYS": "<SESSION_RETENTION_DAYS>",
        "AGENTS_SETTINGS_PATH": "<AGENTS_SETTINGS_PATH>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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