Other Agents

A unified MCP server to orchestrate multiple AI CLI tools from a single interface.

Other Agents is an MCP server that lets you communicate with multiple AI command-line tools—Claude, Gemini, Codex, and Qwen—through a single, standardized protocol.

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      MCP Client                             │
│                (Claude Desktop / Code)                      │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
                          │ MCP Protocol (stdio)
                          ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Other Agents MCP Server                     │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│  │  • list_agents    • use_agent    • use_agents       │   │
│  │  • get_task_status               • add_agent        │   │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘   │
└─────────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┘
                          │ File-based I/O
                          ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     AI CLI Tools                            │
│  ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐       │
│  │  Claude  │ │  Gemini  │ │  Codex   │ │   Qwen   │  ...  │
│  └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘       │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Quick Start

1. Install

pip install other-agents-mcp

2. Configure (~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "other-agents": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["other-agents-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

3. Use in Claude Desktop:

"Ask Gemini to review this code"
"Get Codex's opinion on this function"
"Send this question to all AI tools"

Supported AI CLIs

Each CLI tool must be installed separately on your system.

MCP Tools

list_agents

List available AI CLI tools and their installation status.

use_agent

Send a prompt to a specific AI CLI.

{
  "cli_name": "gemini",
  "message": "Explain this code"
}

Options:

• run_async: Run in background, returns task_id
• session_id / resume: Maintain conversation context
• timeout: Custom timeout in seconds

use_agents

Broadcast a prompt to multiple AI CLIs simultaneously.

{
  "message": "Review this code for bugs",
  "cli_names": ["claude", "gemini"]
}

get_task_status

Check status of async tasks started with run_async: true.

add_agent

Register a custom AI CLI at runtime.

Installation Options

# PyPI (recommended)
pip install other-agents-mcp

# Or run directly with uvx
uvx other-agents-mcp

# Or via Smithery
npx @smithery/cli install other-agents-mcp --client claude

Development

git clone https://github.com/inchan/other-agents.git
cd other-agents
python -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest tests/ -v

# Run server
python -m other_agents_mcp.server

License

MIT - see LICENSE