Does Sequentialthinking (reference) work with Claude Code?
Yes. Sequentialthinking (reference) passed every step of our test in Claude Code on Oct 13, 2026: it installed, connected, its tools were visible, and an agent used it to finish a real task.
Result
ResultPassed
Date testedOct 13, 2026
Plan tested onClaude Pro
App version2.1.296 (Claude Code)
Modelhaiku
Steps
- install OK
- connected OK
- tools visible OK
- agent task: stepwise reasoning OKfor reasoning scratchpads that have no storage
From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.
What happened in this run
Install config we used
claude mcp add -s local ref-sequentialthinking -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinkingConnection check
ref-sequentialthinking: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking - ✔ ConnectedTools check
verified via task step: agent saw and called the server's tools
Agent task: stepwise reasoning
- Tool calls, in order:
mcp__ref-sequentialthinking__sequentialthinking
Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.
Set it up in Claude Code
Copy-paste config for every app is on the Sequentialthinking (reference) page. Not connecting? Claude Code MCP troubleshooting.
Other apps we tested it in: Cursor (passed) · Claude Desktop (passed) · ChatGPT (Codex) (passed).