Athena

Verified Integration

Author: @AI•Category: ServerApplication

GitHub Repository

JSON-RPC 2.0

Protocol Standard

Sub-second

Execution Latency

Active

Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Athena to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "athena": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-athena"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).

Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Provides expert validation, impact analysis, and strategic guidance for AI coding agents to enhance code quality and architectural decisions.

Indexed Date

7/21/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Athena

Athena is an intelligent MCP server that acts as an AI tech lead, providing expert validation, impact analysis, and strategic guidance to AI coding agents before code changes are made. It helps agents catch critical issues early, validate assumptions, and optimize problem-solving strategies for higher quality code and better architectural decisions.

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