Ouroboros MCP server

Ouroboros is a helper for people who use AI to write code. Instead of you writing a long, careful prompt, it asks you questions first, writes down what you really want, then lets your AI build and test it. It is handy if your AI projects often go off track because the request was fuzzy.

What this MCP server does

You tell your AI what you want to build, even if it is vague. Your AI uses this helper to ask you a round of questions, like what the tool should do and what counts as done. The helper turns your answers into a written plan called a seed, and records every step in a ledger so you can look back later. Then your AI builds the thing and runs checks against the plan. You get back a working result plus a clear record of what happened.

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What you can do with it

• Turn a rough idea into a written plan before any code is written
• Answer a guided interview that surfaces things you forgot to mention
• Run the build and the checks in a repeatable way
• See a record of each step so you can replay or review it
• Use it from several AI coding tools like Claude Code, Codex, or Copilot
• Keep everything on your own machine instead of a remote service

Try asking your AI

• “ooo setup”
• “ooo interview I want to build a task management CLI”
• “Start an Ouroboros interview for a small tool that renames my photos by date”
• “Run the Ouroboros workflow to build and test the plan we just made”

What it gives back to you

You get back the interview questions first, one round at a time, so you can answer in the chat. After that, you get a written plan, then progress updates as the build and checks run. At the end you see whether the checks passed and a short record of what was done. Everything stays in your chat window and on your machine.

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Who it's for

Developers and technical teams who use AI coding tools and want a steadier, spec-first way to build software.