Twist MCP Server

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server integrating MCP Clients with Twist's team messaging and collaboration platform: manage channels, threads, and messages through a unified interface.

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

One of 28 MCP servers published from pulsemcp/mcp-servers. Stars and repository activity are shared across all of them. See all 28 →

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-30 · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Twist

before you install - you'll need

Set TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add pulsemcp-mcp-servers-experimental-twist -- npx -y twist-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulsemcp-mcp-servers-experimental-twist": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "twist-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

npm package twist-mcp-server - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry vendor namespace com.pulsemcp - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Twist can do

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

Latest releases

gmail-workspace-mcp-server@0.4.12 · 2026-07-10

Fixed · Gmail deep-links emitted by list_email_conversations, search_email_conversations, get_email_conversation, and send_email now use the form instead of Two independent defects made the old links fail to open the…

tailscale-vpn-mcp-server@0.0.3 · 2026-07-09

Added · create_oauth_client tool (keys group, write): mints a non-interactive Tailscale OAuth client (client_id + client_secret) with configurable scopes and ACL tags. Unlike create_auth_key - which only enrolls…

monarch-money-mcp-server@0.0.13 · 2026-07-06

Added · set_account_balance_history (manage group): edit a manual account's recorded daily balance snapshots. Previously the server could read balance history (get_account_balance_history) but had no write counterpart…

04 · Who maintains Twist

twist is maintained by pulsemcp. We track 29 MCP servers from pulsemcp - 28 actively maintained, 80 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from May 2025. Full record: all servers from pulsemcp.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/pulsemcp/mcp-servers
category: communication - actively maintained as of 2026-09-18.
registry: com.pulsemcp/twist (active, first published 2026-05-18 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:twist-mcp-server

06 · Twist FAQ

What is Twist?

This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server integrating MCP Clients with Twist's team messaging and collaboration platform: manage channels, threads, and messages through a unified interface.

Is Twist still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-30. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Twist?

Run `npx -y twist-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID) to set first. Set TWIST_BEARER_TOKEN, TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Twist run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Twist

Alternatives to Twist

Maintained communication servers if Twist isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Twist doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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