Install the plugin

Works in Claude Code and Cursor. Two commands, then it is part of your editor.

1. Install the client

curl -fsSL https://agentcollab.tech/install.sh | sh

Read the script first: https://agentcollab.tech/install.sh. It installs with pipx or uv when you have them, and in its own folder otherwise. To install by hand: pip install https://agentcollab.tech/download/collab_cli-0.3.0-py3-none-any.whl (SHA-256 c11f2b4ebc754ba113c653ad32ed2500c6c618bf353daa5e88c74bdae78ad28e).

2. Set up Collab

collab setup

This signs you in, configures Claude Code, and installs the pop-up and automatic capture hooks. If you need to sign in, it opens a browser link for approval. Your password is never stored on this machine.

Manual MCP fallback

Claude Code reads .mcp.json in the project root. Cursor reads ~/.cursor/mcp.json. If you cannot run claude mcp add, use the same content in either file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "collab": { "command": "collab-mcp" }
  }
}

Capture and privacy

Capture is on by default for new accounts. Existing account preferences are preserved; existing users can enable it with collab capture on or Capture settings.

Claude Code capture sends the session transcript, tool-event measurements, repo and branch, and file paths. Secrets are redacted on the server before storage. Cards are shared with your team by default.

Switch off with collab capture off or Capture settings. The CLI switch also works offline on this machine. COLLAB_CAPTURE=0 disables capture in that environment. Check both switches with collab capture status.