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title Chapter 5: MCP Server, CLI, and Runtime Operations
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parent Claude Flow Tutorial

Chapter 5: MCP Server, CLI, and Runtime Operations

Welcome to Chapter 5: MCP Server, CLI, and Runtime Operations. In this part of Claude Flow Tutorial: Multi-Agent Orchestration, MCP Tooling, and V3 Module Architecture, you will build an intuitive mental model first, then move into concrete implementation details and practical production tradeoffs.

This chapter explains day-to-day operations across MCP transport, tool registry, sessions, and CLI orchestration.

Learning Goals

  • operate MCP server transports and session controls
  • map tool registration and runtime behavior to observability needs
  • align CLI patterns with execution ownership in your team workflow
  • avoid confusion between coordination commands and actual code execution

Operating Pattern

Keep Claude Flow as orchestration and state-tracking infrastructure, while your executor (developer, agent, or automation runtime) performs actual code changes and command execution.

Source References

Summary

You now have a clearer mental model for running MCP/CLI surfaces without operational ambiguity.

Next: Chapter 6: Plugin SDK and Extensibility Patterns

Source Code Walkthrough

v3/swarm.config.ts

The getPhaseConfig function in v3/swarm.config.ts handles a key part of this chapter's functionality:

}

export function getPhaseConfig(phaseId: PhaseId): PhaseConfig | undefined {
  return defaultSwarmConfig.phases.find(p => p.id === phaseId);
}

export function getActiveAgentsForPhase(phaseId: PhaseId): string[] {
  const phase = getPhaseConfig(phaseId);
  if (!phase) return [];

  const agents: string[] = [];
  for (const domain of phase.activeDomains) {
    agents.push(...getAgentsByDomain(domain));
  }

  return [...new Set(agents)];
}

export function createCustomConfig(overrides: Partial<V3SwarmConfig>): V3SwarmConfig {
  return {
    ...defaultSwarmConfig,
    ...overrides,
    performance: {
      ...defaultSwarmConfig.performance,
      ...overrides.performance
    },
    github: {
      ...defaultSwarmConfig.github,
      ...overrides.github
    },
    logging: {
      ...defaultSwarmConfig.logging,

This function is important because it defines how Claude Flow Tutorial: Multi-Agent Orchestration, MCP Tooling, and V3 Module Architecture implements the patterns covered in this chapter.

How These Components Connect

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    A[getPhaseConfig]
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