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shaft-mcp is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. SHAFT browser automation, capture, and offline deterministic failure diagnosis. It has 413 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003.

github.com/ShaftHQ/SHAFT_ENGINE (opens in a new tab)

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Install shaft-mcp

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shaft-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio shaft-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shaft-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "shaft-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About shaft-mcp

Reliable Java test automation, from first intent to production-grade evidence. One strong, maintainable framework for Web, Mobile, API, CLI, Database, and native testing—with synchronized actions, configuration-first execution, readable assertions, and unified reports.

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What is shaft-mcp?

shaft-mcp is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. SHAFT browser automation, capture, and offline deterministic failure diagnosis. It has 413 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003. The source code is at github.com/ShaftHQ/SHAFT_ENGINE.

How do I install the shaft-mcp MCP server?

Add the command docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/shafthq/shaft-engine-mcp:10.4.20261003 to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is shaft-mcp free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is shaft-mcp actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. The latest release is chaosengine-install-video-20261004, published Oct 4, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.