Context Manager
About
Provides a structured workflow management system for software development projects, maintaining context across sessions through state tracking of projects, tasks, and file changes from triage through QA phases.
Details
- Author
- docherty
- Repository
- docherty/contextmgr-mcp
- GitHub stars
- 3
- License
- GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
- Categories
- Productivity, Developer Tools, Design, File Management, AI, Project Management, Frontend
Jump to
- Socket-based transport with reliable message framing
- Full JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol support
- Session management with capability negotiation
- Extensible tool registry system
- Project, workpackage, and task management
- Checkpoint and restore functionality
- QA review workflow support
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Context ManagerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Environment variables:
- DEBUG: Enable debug logging (0/1)
- MCP_PORT: Server port (default: 44557)
```bash
npm install
npm run watch
npm ci
1. Project Management
- Create/Get projects
- Project checkpoints
- State restoration
2. Work Package Management
- Create/Get work packages
- Progress tracking
- Status updates
3. Task Management
- Create/Update tasks
- File change tracking
- Task checkpointing
4. QA Tools
- Review workflow
- Fix requests
- Work package acceptance
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"context manager": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}Context Manager MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for managing development context and workflow.
Features
- Socket-based transport with reliable message framing
- Full JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol support
- Session management with capability negotiation
- Extensible tool registry system
- Project, workpackage, and task management
- Checkpoint and restore functionality
- QA review workflow support
Initial Setup
```bash
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