An artifact manager for system specifications.
To add SpecMgr to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 14 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx biz-dfch-specmgr@0.38.0Environment variables
SPECMGR_MCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_MCP_HOSTSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_MCP_PORTSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_ADR_DIRSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_DOCS_DIRSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_FEAT_DIRSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_SIMILARITY_DISABLEDSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_FEAT_WARMUP_DISABLEDSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_PLANTUML_JARSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_PLANTUML_BINSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_PLANTUML_URLSet in your MCP configSPECMGR_DIAGRAM_MAX_TITLESet in your MCP configSPECMGR_TESTS_NO_DOTENVSet in your MCP configFASTEMBED_CACHE_PATHSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add specmgr --env SPECMGR_MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_SPECMGR_MCP_TRANSPORT> --env SPECMGR_MCP_HOST=<YOUR_SPECMGR_MCP_HOST> --env SPECMGR_MCP_PORT=<YOUR_SPECMGR_MCP_PORT> --env SPECMGR_ADR_DIR=<YOUR_SPECMGR_ADR_DIR> --env SPECMGR_DOCS_DIR=<YOUR_SPECMGR_DOCS_DIR> --env SPECMGR_FEAT_DIR=<YOUR_SPECMGR_FEAT_DIR> --env SPECMGR_SIMILARITY_DISABLED=<YOUR_SPECMGR_SIMILARITY_DISABLED> --env SPECMGR_FEAT_WARMUP_DISABLED=<YOUR_SPECMGR_FEAT_WARMUP_DISABLED> --env SPECMGR_PLANTUML_JAR=<YOUR_SPECMGR_PLANTUML_JAR> --env SPECMGR_PLANTUML_BIN=<YOUR_SPECMGR_PLANTUML_BIN> --env SPECMGR_PLANTUML_URL=<YOUR_SPECMGR_PLANTUML_URL> --env SPECMGR_DIAGRAM_MAX_TITLE=<YOUR_SPECMGR_DIAGRAM_MAX_TITLE> --env SPECMGR_TESTS_NO_DOTENV=<YOUR_SPECMGR_TESTS_NO_DOTENV> --env FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH=<YOUR_FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH> -- uvx biz-dfch-specmgr@0.38.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
SpecMgr exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:
SPECMGR_MCP_TRANSPORT SPECMGR_MCP_HOST SPECMGR_MCP_PORT SPECMGR_ADR_DIR SPECMGR_DOCS_DIR SPECMGR_FEAT_DIR SPECMGR_SIMILARITY_DISABLED SPECMGR_FEAT_WARMUP_DISABLED SPECMGR_PLANTUML_JAR SPECMGR_PLANTUML_BIN SPECMGR_PLANTUML_URL SPECMGR_DIAGRAM_MAX_TITLE SPECMGR_TESTS_NO_DOTENV FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install SpecMgr?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add SpecMgr to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with SpecMgr?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to SpecMgr as well.
Does SpecMgr need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: SPECMGR_MCP_TRANSPORT, SPECMGR_MCP_HOST, SPECMGR_MCP_PORT, SPECMGR_ADR_DIR, SPECMGR_DOCS_DIR, SPECMGR_FEAT_DIR, SPECMGR_SIMILARITY_DISABLED, SPECMGR_FEAT_WARMUP_DISABLED, SPECMGR_PLANTUML_JAR, SPECMGR_PLANTUML_BIN, SPECMGR_PLANTUML_URL, SPECMGR_DIAGRAM_MAX_TITLE, SPECMGR_TESTS_NO_DOTENV, FASTEMBED_CACHE_PATH; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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