# Trinity (MCP server)

> Trinity is an MCP server that adds cloud and DevOps tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Self-hosted AI Agents Platform supporting Claude Code, Codex, Gemini agents. It has 626 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y trinity-docs-mcp.

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Abilityai/trinity |
| GitHub stars | 626 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: trinity-docs-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 (Sep 17, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trinity": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trinity-docs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio trinity -- npx -y trinity-docs-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trinity": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trinity-docs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "trinity": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "trinity-docs-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `list_agents`: List all agents with status
- `get_agent`: Get detailed agent information
- `get_agent_info`: Get agent template metadata (capabilities, commands, etc.)
- `create_agent`: Create a new agent from template
- `deploy_local_agent`: Package and deploy a local agent directory
- `rename_agent`: Rename an agent
- `delete_agent`: Delete an agent
- `chat_with_agent`: Send a message and get response (supports parallel and async modes)
- `get_chat_history`: Retrieve conversation history
- `get_agent_logs`: View container logs
- `fan_out`: Dispatch N parallel tasks to an agent and collect results
- `send_message`: Proactive user message by verified email (agent-initiated)
- `deploy_system`: Deploy multi-agent system from YAML manifest
- `list_systems`: List deployed systems with agent counts
- `restart_system`: Restart all agents in a system
- `get_system_manifest`: Export system configuration as YAML
- `list_templates`: List available templates
- `inject_credentials`: Inject credential files directly to agent
- `get_credential_status`: Check credential files
- `get_agent_ssh_access`: Generate ephemeral SSH credentials for direct terminal access

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