Dear Claude vs Opencode subagents
A side-by-side look at the Dear Claude and Opencode subagents MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Dear Claude for coding agents work as a local process; choose Opencode subagents for coding agents as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Dear Claude when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT, GITHUB_CLIENT_ID, GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET, GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET, GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN, LINEAR_CLIENT_ID, LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET, LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET. - You want tools like
list_platforms, list_instances, get_instance_status.
Choose Opencode subagents when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
agent, send_message, wait.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DEAR_CLAUDE_PORTGITHUB_CLIENT_IDGITHUB_CLIENT_SECRETGITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRETGITHUB_ACCESS_TOKENLINEAR_CLIENT_IDLINEAR_CLIENT_SECRETLINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 8 | 5 |
| Full listing | View Dear Claude | View Opencode subagents |
Tools & capabilities
Dear Claude tools 8
list_platformsList configured platforms and their statuslist_instancesList all Claude instances (filter by status)get_instance_statusGet detailed status of a specific instanceget_instance_messagesGet conversation history for an instancekill_instanceTerminate a running instanceget_running_instancesList currently running instance IDsspawn_instanceSpawn a new Claude instance for a taskget_project_instancesList all instances in a project group
Opencode subagents tools 5
agentRun a subagent; returns its final report, usage and worktree outcomesend_messageContinue a finished agent with its full history; also after a restartwaitCollect a `run_in_background` agent (optionally with a timeout)stopAbort a running agent and return what it producedlistThis session's agents, Claude agent definitions and opencode agents
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Dear Claude
{
"mcpServers": {
"dear-claude": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"dear-claude"
],
"env": {
"DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT": "YOUR_DEAR_CLAUDE_PORT_HERE",
"GITHUB_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET": "YOUR_GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET_HERE",
"GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN_HERE",
"LINEAR_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_LINEAR_CLIENT_ID_HERE",
"LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_LINEAR_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE",
"LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET": "YOUR_LINEAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Opencode subagents
{
"mcpServers": {
"opencode-subagents": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"opencode-subagent-mcp@0.1.3"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Dear Claude is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Opencode subagents belongs to Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Dear Claude for coding agents work and Opencode subagents for coding agents.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Dear Claude has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Opencode subagents has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add dear-claude and opencode-subagents as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Dear Claude has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Opencode subagents has 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.