# CHAP Coordinator

This MCP server records human decisions around AI agent work, including approvals, edits, overrides, and escalations.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 121
- Author: BrightbeamAI
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/BrightbeamAI/chap/tree/HEAD/packages/coordinator-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/chap-coordinator

## What it does

CHAP Coordinator makes a CHAP workspace available to MCP clients. It publishes 39 operations as tools named `chap.<method>`, uses JSON Schema for their inputs, and routes calls to the Coordinator. Agents can therefore record human decisions and address multiple workspaces by ID.

The package runs through `npx` over stdio. Install it locally with `npm install @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp`; Node 20+ is required. Configure the server with `CHAP_DB_PATH` and `CHAP_PROFILES`.

Without `CHAP_DB_PATH`, the coordinator stays in memory, so workspaces and decisions disappear when the client restarts. A configured database path also requires `better-sqlite3`; if that native dependency cannot load, the server exits instead of silently switching to volatile storage. The adapter itself has no authentication; OAuth 2.1 is attached at the Streamable HTTP transport layer.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Environment variables: `CHAP_DB_PATH`, `CHAP_PROFILES` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env CHAP_DB_PATH=<CHAP_DB_PATH> --env CHAP_PROFILES=<CHAP_PROFILES> --transport stdio coordinator-mcp -- npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp
```
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### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add coordinator-mcp --env CHAP_DB_PATH=<CHAP_DB_PATH> --env CHAP_PROFILES=<CHAP_PROFILES> -- npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "coordinator-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "CHAP_DB_PATH": "<CHAP_DB_PATH>",
                "CHAP_PROFILES": "<CHAP_PROFILES>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "coordinator-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "CHAP_DB_PATH": "<CHAP_DB_PATH>",
                "CHAP_PROFILES": "<CHAP_PROFILES>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e CHAP_DB_PATH=<CHAP_DB_PATH> -e CHAP_PROFILES=<CHAP_PROFILES> coordinator-mcp npx -y @brightbeamai/chap-coordinator-mcp
```
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## When to use it
- record an agent action approval
- store human edits and overrides
- route disputed work to escalation
- keep decisions across client restarts
- address several workspaces by ID

## Example prompts
- Record my approval of the agent’s current action in CHAP.
- Save this change as a human decision in the active workspace.
- Escalate the disputed action through CHAP and show the result.

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