What is forge?
forge is a MCP server by ferodrigop that terminal for AI coding agents: persistent PTY sessions, incremental reads, headless screen capture, multi-agent orchestration and a web dashboard. It is listed under Developer tools and has 28 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | ferodrigop |
| Repository | ferodrigop/forge |
| Popularity | 28 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,120 of 4,418 MCP servers; #278 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-04-08 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is forge safe to install?
forge scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: executes code or shell commands. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| Executes code or shell commands | Review |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install forge?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/ferodrigop/forge
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add forge -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http forge <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs forge for you:
Add the "forge" MCP server from https://github.com/ferodrigop/forge to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.