Opencode subagents vs Taskswarm
A side-by-side look at the Opencode subagents and Taskswarm MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Opencode subagents for coding agents work as a local process; choose Taskswarm 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 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.
Choose Taskswarm when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Coding Agents domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding Agents | Coding Agents |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Opencode subagents | View Taskswarm |
Tools & capabilities
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
Taskswarm tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
Opencode subagents
{
"mcpServers": {
"opencode-subagents": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"opencode-subagent-mcp@0.1.3"
]
}
}
}
Taskswarm
{
"mcpServers": {
"taskswarm": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"taskswarm-cli"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Opencode subagents is categorized under Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Taskswarm belongs to Coding Agents and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Opencode subagents for coding agents work and Taskswarm 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.
Opencode subagents has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Taskswarm 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 opencode-subagents and taskswarm as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Opencode subagents has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Taskswarm has 43/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.