Sequential Thinking MCP Server
An MCP server implementation that provides a tool for dynamic and reflective problem-solving through a structured thinking process.
Features
- Break down complex problems into manageable steps
- Revise and refine thoughts as understanding deepens
- Branch into alternative paths of reasoning
- Adjust the total number of thoughts dynamically
- Generate and verify solution hypotheses
Tool
sequential_thinking
Facilitates a detailed, step-by-step thinking process for problem-solving and analysis.
Inputs:
thought(string): The current thinking stepnextThoughtNeeded(boolean): Whether another thought step is neededthoughtNumber(integer): Current thought numbertotalThoughts(integer): Estimated total thoughts neededisRevision(boolean, optional): Whether this revises previous thinkingrevisesThought(integer, optional): Which thought is being reconsideredbranchFromThought(integer, optional): Branching point thought numberbranchId(string, optional): Branch identifierneedsMoreThoughts(boolean, optional): If more thoughts are needed
Usage
The Sequential Thinking tool is designed for:
- Breaking down complex problems into steps
- Planning and design with room for revision
- Analysis that might need course correction
- Problems where the full scope might not be clear initially
- Tasks that need to maintain context over multiple steps
- Situations where irrelevant information needs to be filtered out
Configuration
Usage with Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
npx
{
"mcpServers": {
"sequential-thinking": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
]
}
}
}
docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"sequentialthinking": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"--rm",
"-i",
"mcp/sequentialthinking"
]
}
}
}
Building
Docker:
docker build -t mcp/sequentialthinking -f src/sequentialthinking/Dockerfile .
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.