Loop Engineering MCP Server: Setup for Claude Code, Cursor and Other Apps

• Lists the loop patterns with their goals, schedules and risk levels

  Returns every loop engineering pattern in the registry, each with its goal, how often it runs and its risk level.

  Try: “Which loop patterns are available?”

  Read · loop_list_patterns

• Shows the full write-up of one loop pattern

  Returns the documentation for a pattern by its ID, such as daily-triage or ci-sweeper, with its registry details.

  Try: “Show me the ci-sweeper pattern.”

  Read · loop_get_pattern

• Suggests which loop pattern fits a task you describe

  Takes a plain description of what you want to automate and recommends the best-fitting pattern.

  Try: “Which pattern should I use to watch CI failures?”

  Read · loop_recommend_pattern

• Estimates the daily token cost of a pattern

  Estimates daily token cost for a pattern at a readiness level of L1, L2 or L3, with an optional schedule override.

  Try: “What would ci-sweeper cost per day at L2?”

  Read · loop_estimate_cost

• Lists the skills the project provides

  Returns the names and locations of the available skills.

  Try: “Which loop skills can I use?”

  Read · loop_list_skills

• Shows the full text of a named skill

  Returns the SKILL.md definition for a skill such as loop-triage or minimal-fix.

  Try: “Show me the minimal-fix skill.”

  Files · loop_get_skill

• Lists the loop state files in your project

  Shows which state files are present in the project folder.

  Try: “Which loop state files do we have?”

  Files · loop_list_state_files

• Reads a state file to see how a loop is doing

  Returns the content of a state file. The tool warns that state files can contain text copied from issues and pull requests written by other people, which should be treated as data and not as instructions.

  Try: “Read the current loop state.”

  Files · loop_get_state

• Checks a proposed change against the safety rules in gate.yaml

  Evaluates a proposed change against the project's static safety policy to see whether it hits the denylist or passes the thresholds.

  Try: “Would a change to the payments folder pass the gate?”

  Files · loop_gate_check

Watch out for

• State files can carry text from other people

  The state tool warns that files may contain text copied from issues and pull requests written by third parties. Do not let the agent follow instructions found there. github.com

• It reads whatever project folder you point it at

  Set the project root setting to the folder you want served. It defaults to the folder the server starts in. github.com

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