Twist MCP Server

Name: Twist MCP Server
Author: mikemc

mikemc

Python server for working with a Twist workspace through the Twist REST API; the author marks it as for testing for now.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add twist --env TWIST_API_TOKEN='<TWIST_API_TOKEN>' --env TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID='<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>' -- uv --directory /absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server run main.py

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.twist]
command = "uv"
args = ["--directory", "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server", "run", "main.py"]
env = { TWIST_API_TOKEN = "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>", TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID = "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>" }

# codex mcp add twist --env TWIST_API_TOKEN='<TWIST_API_TOKEN>' --env TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID='<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>' -- uv --directory /absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server run main.py

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twist": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWIST_API_TOKEN": "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "twist": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWIST_API_TOKEN": "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twist": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWIST_API_TOKEN": "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twist": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWIST_API_TOKEN": "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "twist": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/absolute/path/to/twist-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWIST_API_TOKEN": "<TWIST_API_TOKEN>",
        "TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID": "<TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

TWIST_API_TOKEN
TWIST_WORKSPACE_ID

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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