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Spec Workflow MCP

Spec-driven development for AI agents: requirements, design and tasks with approvals and a live dashboard.

Sources and review

Checked against public documentation on September 23, 2026. Suitability guidance is our editorial judgment; this is not a performance benchmark or an endorsement.

Repository and README

Best for

Teams that want an agent to plan against reviewed requirements before writing code.

Avoid if

You need active maintenance; the author notes a break from the project.

About Spec Workflow MCP

Spec Workflow MCP guides an AI assistant through a sequential spec process, from requirements to design to tasks, with an approval system for reviewing and revising each document. A real-time web dashboard and a VS Code extension show specs, tasks and progress.

Spec Workflow MCP is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 4.3k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in July 2026.

Add Spec Workflow MCP to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add spec-workflow-mcp -- npx -y @pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp@latest /path/to/your/project

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spec-workflow-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp@latest", "/path/to/your/project"]
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "spec-workflow-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp@latest", "/path/to/your/project"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spec-workflow-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp@latest", "/path/to/your/project"]
    }
  }
}

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.spec-workflow-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@pimzino/spec-workflow-mcp@latest", "/path/to/your/project"]

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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