Open & Async — Claude Code MCP server: what it does, how to install
Converts meetings into tracked tasks, drafts decision records, and audits project updates. Brings remote async practices directly into your coding assistant.
claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @open-and-async/mcpWhat Open & Async does
This MCP server translates distributed development practices into editor tools. It exposes utilities to assemble architectural decision records (draft_decision_doc), convert call agendas into actionable artifacts with deadlines (convert_meeting_to_async), and evaluate status summaries before publishing.
Communication runs over stdio via npx. Alongside task formatters, the package supplies reference commands for counterarguments against async workflows and a coach prompt. If an issue genuinely demands real-time debate, the tool recommends calling rather than forcing an asynchronous thread.
What it helps with
- draft structured ADR scaffolds with tradeoff analysis
- turn meeting agendas into async issues with owners
- evaluate drafted status updates against communication rubrics
- decide whether a conversation should be sync or async
- set up structured text-only team standups
Example prompts for the agent
- Run
coachto resolve our debate about the database switch - Turn our roadmap sync agenda into an async issue with an owner
- Review this project status draft using
score_status_update
How to install Open & Async
Platform CLI
claude mcp add mcp -- npx -y @open-and-async/mcpPlatform CLI
codex mcp add open-async -- npx -y @open-and-async/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"open-async": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@open-and-async/mcp"
]
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"open-async": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@open-and-async/mcp"
]
}
}
}Platform CLI
gemini mcp add open-async npx -y @open-and-async/mcpStep 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 Open & Async
How to install Open & Async in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add open-async -- npx -y @open-and-async/mcp in your terminal.
What does Open & Async do?
It gives your assistant structured tools to triage sync versus async work, produce decision documents, and replace meetings with written artifacts.
Do the method tools require book access to work?
The workflow tools function independently, using only your prompt input to construct ADRs and standup formats.
