Respawn MCP

MCP server for Respawn — backup and restore your Claude Code environment directly from inside Claude Code.

Setup

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings (~/.claude.json or project .claude/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "respawn": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "respawn-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

You must be logged in via the CLI first:

npm install -g respawn-cli
respawn login

Available tools

backup

Back up your Claude Code environment to Respawn cloud.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | message | string | required | Commit message describing this backup | | type | "global" | "project" | "global" | global = ~/.claude/, project = .claude/ in current directory |

restore

Restore your Claude Code environment from Respawn.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | type | "global" | "project" | "global" | Which environment to restore | | version | number | latest | Specific version to restore |

list_backups

List your Respawn backups with version history.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | type | "global" | "project" | "all" | "all" | Filter by backup type |

share

Generate a public shareable link for your Claude Code setup.

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | type | "global" | "project" | "global" | Which backup to share |

Returns a URL like https://respawn.run/s/a1b2c3d4 that anyone can open or clone with respawn clone <url>.

Example usage in Claude Code

"Back up my Claude setup with message 'added MCP servers'"

"Show me my backup history"

"Restore my global environment to version 3"

"Create a shareable link for my current project setup"