This MCP server turns async work into editor tools

Open and Async has published an MCP server that packages async-first work practices as callable tools inside editors and compatible clients. The project is aimed at remote and distributed software teams, and it works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client that speaks stdio via npx @open-and-async/mcp.

The pitch is straightforward: instead of asking teams to read a playbook and apply it manually, the server turns that guidance into practical commands. According to the project page, it can:

• draft a decision document / ADR scaffold from a decision and its options
• convert a meeting purpose and agenda into an async artifact with an owner and deadline
• score a status update against a “work loudly / no surprises” rubric
• recommend sync vs. async for a given task
• generate a structured async standup template

It also includes reference tools tied to the Open and Async book, including a book outline, chapter summaries, principle search, objection handling, role-based guidance, and taglines with quote-card URLs.

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For users who want a more guided workflow, the server exposes prompts such as coach, async-standup, write-adr, meeting-to-issue, and weekly-update. The coach prompt is designed to triage whether a situation should be handled synchronously or asynchronously, generate the appropriate artifact, add role-aware guidance, and stop short if a real-time conversation is the better fit.

The project stresses that the utility tools are usable without buying the book. Reference answers come from public summaries and a paraphrased framework layer, with citations back to chapters. It also says no verbatim book prose is bundled; the included data file is data/book.json.br.

Licensing is split. Code under src/ is MIT-licensed, while data/book.json.br is proprietary and may only be used as part of running the software. The data license bars standalone redistribution, derivative datasets, and model training.

Install options shown on the page include claude mcp add open-async — npx -y @open-and-async/mcp for Claude Code, or a Claude Desktop config that runs npx -y @open-and-async/mcp.