Open-source MCP server lets Claude offload small tasks to opencode's free models
BridgeCrafty · reddit · 2026-09-05
A developer released consult-opencode, an MCP server that lets your main AI assistant offload small self-contained tasks (file summarization, regex drafting, boilerplate, second opinions) to opencode's built-in free-tier models via a native consultopencode tool, avoiding per-token costs on Claude or GPT.
- Real test: it unsupervised added a new function, TypeScript type declaration, and passing test to the real npm package sindresorhus/leven — correct on the first try, matching existing code style.
- Gotcha: a Windows-specific bug where opencode.exe hangs forever if stdout is an anonymous pipe (the default for captured child processes); fix and writeup are in the README.
- Install: npm install plus an entry in claudedesktopconfig. or claude mcp add, with a one-click .mcpb bundle; listed on the official MCP Registry.
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