Quick Install

One-line install (macOS and Linux)

curl -sSL https://storage.googleapis.com/remcp/install.sh | bash

📝 Next steps:

1. Make sure $HOME/.local/bin is in your PATH. Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

2. Authenticate with GitHub:

remcp auth

3. Add to Claude Code:

claude mcp add recurse --scope user -- remcp serve

Usage tips:

Recurse prompt (recommended)

# In claude code
$ /recurse:review_code Please implement access control on web api endpoints

The prompt is automatically available once you install remcp, and claude will start using Recurse MCP for code changes.

Configure claude code

remcp configure claude

This installs a SessionStart hook that automatically reminds Claude to use remcp. This is a global configuration for claude.

If you are not happy with the global setting, you can remove it using the following

remcp configure claude --remove

Project level configuration (manual)

To help your AI agent automatically use remcp, add instructions to your agent's rules file:

MCP Client	Rules File Location
Claude Desktop/Code	CLAUDE.md
VSCode Copilot	.github/copilot-instructions.md
Cursor	.cursorrules or .cursor/rules

Add this line to your rules file:

Use recurse MCP to verify your work while completing the following task. Before making any changes call init() on the project if not already done, once all changes are done call check() to get bug reports