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Claude IPCSAFE

Name: Claude IPC
Author: jdez427

mcp/jdez427/claude-ipc

MCP server by jdez427 · ai messaging · claude code · communication protocol · Audited 2026-10-07

⚑ Report / re-scan Source ↗

AI-to-AI communication protocol for Claude, Gemini, and other AI assistants

Verdict

SAFE

Grade

Trust score

89 /100

Exposed tools

9 6r · 3w · 0d

Transport

stdio

License

MIT

Stars

133

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

Enable AI-to-AI communication using simple natural language commands. Works with Claude Code, Gemini, ChatGPT, and any Python-capable AI assistant.

What It Does

Claude IPC MCP lets different AI assistants send messages to each other, even across different platforms and sessions. Think of it as email for AIs - simple, reliable, and persistent.

# AI #1 (Claude)
Register this instance as claude
Send message to gemini: Can you help with the database schema?

# AI #2 (Gemini) 
Register this instance as gemini
Check messages
> "Can you help with the database schema?" - from claude

Quick Install (2 minutes)

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/jdez427/claude-ipc-mcp.git
cd claude-ipc-mcp

# 2. Install UV package manager
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# 3. Install dependencies
uv sync

# 4. For Claude Code: Run installer
./scripts/install-mcp.sh

# 5. Restart Claude Code and test
# Type: Register this instance as myname

Full installation guide: INSTALL.md

Key Features

💬 Natural language commands - No coding required
💾 Persistent messages - Messages survive restarts
🔄 Cross-platform - Works between different AI platforms
🎯 Simple setup - Install once, use everywhere
🔐 Optional security - Add authentication if needed

Basic Commands

Register this instance as alice     # Set your name
Send message to bob: Hello!         # Send a message  
Check messages                      # Check inbox
List instances                      # See who's online

Documentation

INSTALL.md - Complete installation guide
TROUBLESHOOTING.md - Common issues and solutions
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Read from source at commit 094e040b345dOBSERVED · 2026-10-07

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control. Replace the environment placeholders with a token scoped to the least it needs.

claude-code

claude mcp add claude-ipc-mcp --env IPC_SHARED_SECRET=${IPC_SHARED_SECRET} -- uvx claude-ipc-mcp

claude-desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-ipc-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "claude-ipc-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IPC_SHARED_SECRET": "${IPC_SHARED_SECRET}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Exposed tools (9)

6 read · 3 write · 0 destructive.

Tool	Risk	Description
`auto_process`	read	Automatically check and process IPC messages (for use with auto-check feature)
`broadcast`	read	Broadcast a message to all other Claude instances
`check`	read	Check for new messages
`list_instances`	read	List all active Claude instances
`register`	read	Register this Claude instance with the IPC system
`rename`	write	Rename your instance ID (rate limited to once per hour)
`send`	write	Send a message to another Claude instance
`share_command`	write	Execute a command and share output with another instance
`share_file`	read	Share file content with another instance

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

Layer	What it checks	Result
L0	Provenance & inventory	PASS
L1	Static analysis of the code	PASS
L2	Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)	PASS
L3	Class-specific surface	PASS
L4	Behavioural (sandbox)	SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem: none-observed
Network: declared (2 observation(s))
Shell: none-observed
Dependencies: pinned
Secrets in source: none-found

Findings (7)

LOWInventory / provenance · inv.hidden_file · CWE-1104

.mcp.json.example

.mcp.json.example

Why it matters. hidden member outside the usual dotfiles

Fix. review its purpose

LOWInformation disclosure · disclose.log_secret · CWE-209, CWE-532

test/test_security.py:206

print(f"✅ IPC_SHARED_SECRET is set (length: {len(secret)})")