Writbase - MCP Task Management for AI Agent Fleets
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A control plane for AI agents and human supervisors. Persistent task registry with scoped permissions, inter-agent delegation, and full provenance - all accessible via MCP.
Details
- Author
- Writbase
- Downloads
- 305
- Categories
- AI, Project Management
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- 12 MCP tools: 5 worker + 7 manager tools
- 6 permission types: can_read, can_create, can_update, can_assign, can_comment, can_archive
- Project + department scoping for permissions
- Optimistic concurrency with version-based conflict detection
- Inter-agent delegation with depth limits and cycle detection
- HMAC‑signed Standard Webhooks on task events
- Append-only audit log for full provenance
- Dynamic MCP schema adapting tool visibility per agent’s permissions
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
Writbase - MCP Task Management for AI Agent FleetsCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Deploy the server using the Supabase CLI commands (supabase db push && supabase functions deploy mcp-server --no-verify-jwt). Then create an agent key in the dashboard and connect any MCP client (such as Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code). No further configuration steps are documented beyond these.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"writbase - mcp task management for ai agent fleets": {
"writbase": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://<project-ref>.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp-server/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer wb_<key_id>_<secret>"
}
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"writbase": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://<project-ref>.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp-server/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer wb_<key_id>_<secret>"
}
}
}
Features
- 12 MCP tools — 5 worker + 7 manager tools - 6 permission types — can_read, can_create, can_update, can_assign, can_comment, can_archive - Project + department scoping — permissions per (project, department) pair - Optimistic concurrency — version-based conflict detection - Inter-agent delegation — assignment chains with depth limits and cycle detection - Webhook delivery — HMAC-signed Standard Webhooks on task events - Full provenance — append-only audit log for every change - Dynamic MCP schema — tool visibility and enums adapt per agent's permissions ## Quick Start 1. Deploy:supabase db push && supabase functions deploy mcp-server --no-verify-jwt
2. Create an agent key in the dashboard
3. Connect any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code)
## Links
- GitHub: https://github.com/Writbase/writbase
- Docs: https://github.com/Writbase/writbase/blob/main/docs/quickstart.md
- License: Apache 2.0Sign in to leave a review
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