continuum — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
A local MCP orchestrator that gives coding agents shared vector memory in SQLite. It coordinates tasks across git worktrees to keep parallel sessions from clashing.
Open on GitHubWhat continuum does
Continuum turns an MCP client into an orchestrator for your project. It seeds a workflow from PLOT.md through four phases: intake, research, verification, and handoff. Agents record project findings into SQLite with sqlite-vec, sorting rules into core constraints and situational notes. Future sessions retrieve those lessons through semantic search instead of asking you to repeat project rules.
The architecture runs on NestJS. It includes an Astro dashboard for inspection. By default, it builds 768-dimension vectors inside the process with Transformers.js. You do not need external API keys. If you want custom embeddings, set EMBEDDER_URL to target Ollama or a TEI instance.
Parallel work stays safe because the registry tracks file collisions using reserved_paths. If an active agent already claims a directory, the next task will not overwrite it. To run the system locally, you need Docker or Node >=22.12.0 with pnpm 10.33+.
What it helps with
- share project context across separate Claude Code and Codex chats
- stop concurrent agents from modifying the same files in git
- store debugging insights in a local
sqlite-vecvector database - dispatch new tasks into isolated worktrees using
PLOT.md
Example prompts for the agent
- Read the project plot and generate a prompt for a fresh agent in a clean worktree.
- Search stored project lessons about retry handlers using
knowledge_search. - Check active agent statuses and locked directories via
registry_list.
How to install continuum
Install
The MCP registry has no launch command for it: see the repository README
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about continuum
How to install continuum for Claude Code?
Start the services with docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up. For a host run without containers, execute pnpm install followed by pnpm dev. Once active, the API listens on port 6685 or 7776.
What does continuum do?
It provides a local vector store and task registry for AI coding assistants. Agents query past lessons and reserve file paths before editing code in isolated git worktrees.
Does continuum require paid embedding API keys?
No paid credentials are needed. The built-in Transformers.js setup runs the Snowflake/snowflake-arctic-embed-m-v1.5 model locally.
