tandem

v0.24.1

Edit and iterate on documents with any MCP-capable AI. Claude is the default and best-supported client today.

Claude Code1 Skill2 MCP serversstdio

By TandemLicense: BUSL-1.115 GitHub starsUpdated 1 hour ago

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Runtimes: Claude Code
Parsed components: 3 skill or MCP entries
Source updated: Aug 30, 2026
Manifest status: Canonical path parsed

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Install tandem for Claude Code

Installs for the current user

claude plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
claude plugin marketplace update agent-plugin-marketplace
claude plugin install tandem@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Claude Code. They add and refresh the PluginsMP catalog, then install this plugin.

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually

$ git clone https://github.com/bloknayrb/tandem

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The repository root is the plugin root.

Plugin files

tandem/

├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
├── skills/tandem/SKILL.md
└── .mcp.json

Included Skills1

tandemskills/tandem/SKILL.md

Use before the first tandem_* call in a session — including a lone status check — or when the user asks about Tandem document editing or iterating on text collaboratively. Covers being woken while idle so the user's comments and chat reach you between turns, plus annotation strategy, editing workflow, and tool usage patterns for the Tandem collaborative editor.

MCP servers2

tandemstdio

command: npx
args: -y [email protected] mcp-stdio
env.TANDEM_URL: http://127.0.0.1:3479

tandem-channelstdio

command: npx
args: -y [email protected] channel
env.TANDEM_URL: http://127.0.0.1:3479

Plugin manifests1

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

{
  "name": "tandem",
  "version": "0.24.1",
  "description": "Edit and iterate on documents with any MCP-capable AI. Claude is the default and best-supported client today.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Tandem"
  },
  "repository": "https://github.com/bloknayrb/tandem",
  "license": "BUSL-1.1",
  "keywords": [
    "editor",
    "collaborative",
    "mcp",
    "claude"
  ],
  "mcpServers": {
    "tandem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]",
        "mcp-stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TANDEM_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:3479"
      }
    },
    "tandem-channel": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]",
        "channel"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TANDEM_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:3479"
      }
    }
  },
  "experimental": {
    "monitors": [
      {
        "name": "tandem-events",
        "command": "npx -y [email protected] monitor",
        "description": "Tandem real-time document events (annotations, chat, selections)",
        "when": "on-skill-invoke:tandem:tandem"
      },
      {
        "name": "tandem-events-user-skill",
        "command": "npx -y [email protected] monitor",
        "description": "Tandem real-time document events (annotations, chat, selections)",
        "when": "on-skill-invoke:tandem"
      }
    ]
  }
}