Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@offthemode set up off the mode for this project"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
Left alone, every AI coding tool builds the average. Off the Mode makes Claude, Cursor or any AI coding tool plan first, build in the right order, and hold an elite bar.
It lives outside your project. Your project only gets one folder: .offthemode/.
Website: https://offthemode.vercel.app · The method: https://offthemode.vercel.app/method
1. The link (any tool that supports MCP)
https://offthemode.vercel.app/mcpClaude (desktop or claude.ai): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the link.
Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http --scope user offthemode https://offthemode.vercel.app/mcp
Cursor, VS Code: one-click buttons on the website.
2. The skills (no server)
Copy the folders in skills/ into your tool's skills folder. In Claude Code: .claude/skills/ in a project, or ~/.claude/skills/ for every project. Or download them all from the website.
Related MCP server: RulesetMCP
In your project, say "set up off the mode" (or /offthemode). It works for new projects and ones you've already started.
Then, whenever you want:
Command | What it does | What it can change |
| Sets up the project, or tells you where it stands | Only |
| Shows the checklist, or adds a new feature or idea to it | The checklist |
| Checks what's built against your core concept | Nothing: it reports |
| Cleans up code comments | Comments only |
| Refreshes a plain-words summary anyone can understand | The summary |
Your normal coding sessions stay free. Nothing forces the checklist on you.
.offthemode/
PRODUCT.md the vision and the core concept
RULES.md the standards every change is held to
CHECKLIST.md the core, split into pieces, with what's done
GLOSSARY.md a plain summary for people, and the words the code uses
STATE.md where things stand right now
DECISIONS.md what was decided, and whyThe server only hands out instructions and templates. It never sees your code: your AI tool does all the reading and writing, on your machine. The only thing the server receives is the short note you type after a command.
Everything comes from one source, content/. Edit there, then run npm run content to rebuild the skills, and npm run check before committing.
MIT licence.
This server cannot be deployed
Serves your design system and coding standards to coding agents, so they stop guessing.
Turn PRDs and product ideas into structured specs so coding agents build your intent, not theirs.
AI colleagues that keep your standards, your project and their reasoning between sessions
The project brain for AI coding agents — memory, decisions, sprints, knowledge base via MCP.
