shepherd
Shepherd is a coordination layer for AI coding agents. The MCP server is a thin stdio client that forwards agent tool calls to a Shepherd hub (Fastify + Postgres), letting a fleet of agents across sessions, worktrees, and team members claim work, release claims, message each other, and read a shared workspace landscape without producing merge conflicts.
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Documentation
Documentation link · transport stdio
Tools
work— Claim the files or task area an agent is about to work on.done— Release a Shepherd work claim.announce— Send a workspace announcement or direct message to another agent.sync— Refresh the current Shepherd workspace landscape.link— Opt this repository into Shepherd coordination.unlink— Opt this repository out of Shepherd coordination.decline— Opt out of Shepherd coordination for this repo without linking.
About MCP
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