Kagan MCP Server

Supervised kanban for AI coding agents inside OpenCode. Docs · Quickstart Kagan is an OpenCode plugin that turns agent work into supervised tasks on a kanban board. Each task is an OpenCode session running in an isolated git worktree, moving through Backlog → In Progress → Review → Done with a gate at every transition - intake before the agent runs, review before you approve, merge only on your say-so.

People who work with kagan, kanban and llm harness and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-07-28 · ★ 11 · #150 OF 227 MAINTAINED AUTOMATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Kagan

Claude Code

claude mcp add kagan-sh-kagan -- uvx kagan

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kagan-sh-kagan": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kagan"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

pypi package kagan - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.kagan-sh is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Kagan can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.4.1 · 2026-07-21

0.4.1 (2026-07-21) · board UX fixes, intake dialog polish

v0.4.0 · 2026-07-17

0.4.0 (2026-07-17) · refine upgrade mechanism; minor tweaks; docs

v0.3.1 · 2026-07-11

0.3.1 (2026-07-11) · simplify verifyx gate (#19) (7268798), closes #20 #21

04 · Who maintains Kagan

Kagan is maintained by kagan-sh. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/kagan-sh/kagan
category: automation - ranked #150 of 227 actively-maintained automation servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-07-21)
registry: io.github.kagan-sh/kagan (active, first published 2026-03-23 · 2 versions)
packages: pypi:kagan

06 · Kagan FAQ

What is Kagan?

Is Kagan still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-07-28 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Kagan?

Run `uvx kagan`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Kagan run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Kagan

Alternatives to Kagan

Maintained automation servers if Kagan isn't the fit.

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