# agent-never-give-up

This MCP server gives coding agents structured prompts for getting unstuck when reasoning loops, bug fixes keep failing, or requirements are unclear.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 5
- Author: askman-dev
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/askman-dev/agent-never-give-up-mcp
- Updated: 2025-11-29
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/agent-never-give-up

## What it does

The server offers scenarios for common agent stalls: repeated failed fixes, tangled reasoning, losing sight of the original goal, or letting a task grow beyond its scope. Each protocol helps the agent restate the goal, review what has failed, and choose a different approach.

Core scenarios are available as direct MCP tools. Extended ones are found with `list_scenarios`, then retrieved with `get_prompt`. Both `static` and `sampling` modes are supported. Extended scenarios take an extra discovery step; core tools can be called directly.

In Claude Code, add the server with `claude mcp add` and run it through `npx`. Listed platforms also include Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, and Gemini CLI.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add agent-never-give-up -- npx -y agent-never-give-up-mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add agent-never-give-up -- npx -y agent-never-give-up-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "agent-never-give-up": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "agent-never-give-up-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "agent-never-give-up": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "agent-never-give-up-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add agent-never-give-up npx -y agent-never-give-up-mcp
```

## When to use it
- break out of circular reasoning
- review repeated failed bug fixes
- clarify missing requirements
- recover the original task goal
- spot changes that exceed the task scope

## Example prompts
- My reasoning keeps going in circles. Help me find a different approach.
- Several attempts to fix this bug have failed. Review them and suggest a new strategy.
- Check whether these changes still match the original task scope.

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