Aichat

Inter-agent communication for multi-agent Claude Code workflows.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

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Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aichat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aichat-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (8)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Aichat.

register_agent

send_message

Send a message to another agent or broadcast to all

read_messages

Read messages for an agent (marks as read)

poll

Check for new unread instructions — call between tasks

update_status

Update agent status (idle / working / blocked / completed)

list_agents

List all registered agents and their current state

Documentation Overview

aichat-mcp

MCP server for inter-agent communication. Gives multiple Claude Code sessions a shared message board, agent registry, and orchestration layer — backed by a cloud relay so agents can coordinate across machines, repos, and teams.

Install

From npm

Terminal

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- npx aichat-mcp <portal-url> <relay-key>

From source

bash

git clone https://github.com/Wayy-Research/aichat-mcp.git
cd aichat-mcp && npm install && npm run build

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- node /path/to/aichat-mcp/dist/index.js <portal-url> <relay-key>

Environment variables

Instead of CLI args, you can set:

server.ts

export AICHAT_PORTAL_URL="https://portal.wayyresearch.com"
export AICHAT_RELAY_KEY="your-relay-key"

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- npx aichat-mcp

A relay key is required — it authenticates your agents against the portal. The portal URL defaults to https://portal.wayyresearch.com if not provided.

Tools

Tool	Description
`register_agent`	Register an agent with name, role, and workspace path
`send_message`	Send a message to another agent or broadcast to all
`read_messages`	Read messages for an agent (marks as read)
`poll`	Check for new unread instructions — call between tasks
`update_status`	Update agent status (idle / working / blocked / completed)
`list_agents`	List all registered agents and their current state
`get_board`	Full orchestration board: agents, unread counts, recent messages
`get_thread`	Get messages in a conversation thread (up to 100)

Protocol

For Agents

Register — call register_agent with name, role, and workspace
Poll — call poll to check for instructions from the orchestrator
Work — execute tasks, calling update_status when starting/finishing
Report — call send_message to report results back
Poll again — call poll between tasks for priority changes

For the Orchestrator

Monitor — call get_board for a birds-eye view of all agents
Instruct — call send_message with type: "instruction" to assign tasks
Alert — call send_message with type: "alert" for urgent changes
Coordinate — use list_agents to find blocked agents and redirect work

Message Types

Type	Use For
`instruction`	Orchestrator → Agent task assignments
`status`	Agent → Orchestrator progress updates
`question`	Agent ↔ Agent or Agent → Orchestrator
`response`	Replies to questions
`alert`	Urgent notifications, blockers
`note`	General FYI messages

Priority Levels

Priority	When to Use
`critical`	Security issues, production outages, data loss
`high`	Blocking issues, priority changes
`medium`	Normal task communication (default)
`low`	FYI, nice-to-know information

Architecture

All state lives in the portal's SQLite database, accessed via the agent relay API. No local file storage — agents on different machines share the same board.

Code

┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│  Agent A     │     │  Agent B     │     │ Orchestrator │
│  (repo-1)    │     │  (repo-2)    │     │   (ops)      │
└──────┬───────┘     └──────┬───────┘     └──────┬───────┘
       │                    │                    │
       │          MCP (stdio)                    │
       └────────────────────┴────────────────────┘
                            │
                    ┌───────▼────────┐
                    │  aichat MCP    │
                    │  Server        │
                    └───────┬────────┘
                            │
                      HTTP / Relay API
                            │
                    ┌───────▼────────┐
                    │  Portal        │
                    │  (SQLite DB)   │
                    │                │
                    │  - Messages    │
                    │  - Agents      │
                    │  - Threads     │
                    └────────────────┘

Development

Terminal

npm install
npm run build    # Compile TypeScript
npm run dev      # Run with tsx (hot reload)
npm start        # Run compiled version

License

MIT — Wayy Research

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

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Adoption & maintenance

Factual signals from GitHub, npm, and our automated checks — not a rating.

npm downloads

193

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

6mo ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Tools exposed

Callable tools this server registers over MCP.

Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions about Aichat

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "aichat": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "aichat"] } }

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Aichat

Inter-agent communication for multi-agent Claude Code workflows.

Quick Install

Automated & IDE Setup

Copy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

Not yet automatically verified

We haven't yet run this listing's install command through our automated sandbox check. This isn't a red flag — we're steadily working through the catalog.

Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾

Client Config & Setup

Choose your client or environment

Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aichat": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "aichat-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Capabilities & Tool Schemas (8)Self-reported

Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Aichat.

register_agent

send_message

Send a message to another agent or broadcast to all

read_messages

Read messages for an agent (marks as read)

poll

Check for new unread instructions — call between tasks

update_status

Update agent status (idle / working / blocked / completed)

list_agents

List all registered agents and their current state

Documentation Overview

aichat-mcp

Install

From npm

Terminal

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- npx aichat-mcp <portal-url> <relay-key>

From source

bash

git clone https://github.com/Wayy-Research/aichat-mcp.git
cd aichat-mcp && npm install && npm run build

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- node /path/to/aichat-mcp/dist/index.js <portal-url> <relay-key>

Environment variables

Instead of CLI args, you can set:

server.ts

export AICHAT_PORTAL_URL="https://portal.wayyresearch.com"
export AICHAT_RELAY_KEY="your-relay-key"

claude mcp add aichat -s user -- npx aichat-mcp

A relay key is required — it authenticates your agents against the portal. The portal URL defaults to https://portal.wayyresearch.com if not provided.

Tools

Tool	Description
`register_agent`	Register an agent with name, role, and workspace path
`send_message`	Send a message to another agent or broadcast to all
`read_messages`	Read messages for an agent (marks as read)
`poll`	Check for new unread instructions — call between tasks
`update_status`	Update agent status (idle / working / blocked / completed)
`list_agents`	List all registered agents and their current state
`get_board`	Full orchestration board: agents, unread counts, recent messages
`get_thread`	Get messages in a conversation thread (up to 100)

Protocol

For Agents

Register — call register_agent with name, role, and workspace
Poll — call poll to check for instructions from the orchestrator
Work — execute tasks, calling update_status when starting/finishing
Report — call send_message to report results back
Poll again — call poll between tasks for priority changes

For the Orchestrator

Monitor — call get_board for a birds-eye view of all agents
Instruct — call send_message with type: "instruction" to assign tasks
Alert — call send_message with type: "alert" for urgent changes
Coordinate — use list_agents to find blocked agents and redirect work

Message Types

Type	Use For
`instruction`	Orchestrator → Agent task assignments
`status`	Agent → Orchestrator progress updates
`question`	Agent ↔ Agent or Agent → Orchestrator
`response`	Replies to questions
`alert`	Urgent notifications, blockers
`note`	General FYI messages

Priority Levels

Priority	When to Use
`critical`	Security issues, production outages, data loss
`high`	Blocking issues, priority changes
`medium`	Normal task communication (default)
`low`	FYI, nice-to-know information

Architecture

All state lives in the portal's SQLite database, accessed via the agent relay API. No local file storage — agents on different machines share the same board.

Code

┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│  Agent A     │     │  Agent B     │     │ Orchestrator │
│  (repo-1)    │     │  (repo-2)    │     │   (ops)      │
└──────┬───────┘     └──────┬───────┘     └──────┬───────┘
       │                    │                    │
       │          MCP (stdio)                    │
       └────────────────────┴────────────────────┘
                            │
                    ┌───────▼────────┐
                    │  aichat MCP    │
                    │  Server        │
                    └───────┬────────┘
                            │
                      HTTP / Relay API
                            │
                    ┌───────▼────────┐
                    │  Portal        │
                    │  (SQLite DB)   │
                    │                │
                    │  - Messages    │
                    │  - Agents      │
                    │  - Threads     │
                    └────────────────┘

Development

Terminal

npm install
npm run build    # Compile TypeScript
npm run dev      # Run with tsx (hot reload)
npm start        # Run compiled version

License

MIT — Wayy Research

Read the full README →View source on GitHub →

Related MCP Servers

View all in Developer Tools View all alternatives

Adoption & maintenance

Factual signals from GitHub, npm, and our automated checks — not a rating.

npm downloads

193

Package downloads in the last 30 days.

Last commit

6mo ago

Most recent push to the default branch.

Tools exposed

Callable tools this server registers over MCP.

Reviews

No reviews yet — be the first to share how this listing worked for you.

Frequently Asked Questions about Aichat

Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "aichat": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "aichat"] } }

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Technical Specs & Signals

CategoryDeveloper Tools

48Quality signal: Fair · 48/100How this signal is calculated ▾

Server availabilityNot measured

Not scored for repo-hosted servers — we can't reach the running server, only its GitHub page. Hosted MCP endpoints are health-checked live.

Verified ownership10/20

Documentation & tools24/30

Adoption & activity2/15

Community engagement0/10

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