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Read boards and file work in Orbit, an open source realtime task manager, with scoped OAuth access to issues, projects and docs.

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https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp

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Orbit is a free, open source, keyboard-first task manager with issues, boards, sprints, projects and docs. Its MCP server lets AI agents read the board and file work using the signed-in user's permissions.

The server runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at orbit.noveum.ai and uses OAuth sign-in with read and write scopes. Orbit is Apache-2.0 licensed and can also be self-hosted, which is currently a preview. The tool list is not published ahead of sign-in.

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  • Read issues and boards in your Orbit workspace
  • File new work items as an AI agent
  • Access projects and docs alongside issues
  • Act with your own permissions through scoped OAuth

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  • Show me the open issues assigned to me in Orbit.

  • Create an Orbit issue for the login bug we just discussed.

  • Summarize the current sprint's progress in Orbit.

  • Find the docs in Orbit that describe our release process.

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Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport http orbit https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp
  1. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick orbit and choose Authenticate. A browser window opens for the Noveum sign-in.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Name it Orbit and paste this URL:
https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp
  1. Click Add, then Connect, and sign in when Noveum asks.

Claude Desktop's JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

  1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:
  1. Check that the URL reads https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp and click Add.
  2. Click Connect and sign in when Noveum asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
  3. Paste https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp as the server URL and choose OAuth. ChatGPT sends you to Noveum to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbit": {
      "url": "https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor shows Needs login next to the server. Click it to sign in.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"orbit","type":"http","url":"https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "orbit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbit": {
      "serverUrl": "https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add orbit --url https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp
codex mcp login orbit

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.orbit]
url = "https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http orbit https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run /mcp auth orbit to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI's settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orbit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/orbit into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp, so your client talks to Orbit directly. The sign-in token only works there anyway. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Orbit need an API key or a sign-in?

Yes, you need a Noveum account. The first time your client connects, it opens Noveum's sign-in page. The token goes straight to the server's own URL, never through mcp.tc.

Is Orbit a remote or a local server?

Remote. Noveum hosts it at https://orbit.noveum.ai/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

What can Orbit do?

You can read issues and boards in your Orbit workspace, file new work items as an AI agent and access projects and docs alongside issues.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Orbit's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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