What is llm-bus?
llm-bus is a MCP server by danieldoderlein that coordination bus for multiple coding agents: atomic claims, advisory file leases, a shared event ledger, presence, handoffs and a task graph. Self-hostable. It is listed under Developer tools and has 9 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | danieldoderlein |
| Repository | danieldoderlein/llm-bus |
| Popularity | 9 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,767 of 4,418 MCP servers; #397 in Developer tools |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-03 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
Is llm-bus safe to install?
llm-bus scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; executes code or shell commands. It passed 3 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 |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| Executes code or shell commands | Review |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install llm-bus?
- 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/danieldoderlein/llm-bus
- 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 llm-bus -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http llm-bus <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 llm-bus for you:
Add the "llm-bus" MCP server from https://github.com/danieldoderlein/llm-bus 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.