MCP-Wait

A simple MCP server that provides waiting functionality to pause until other tasks finish.

Features

• Wait for a specified number of seconds

• Progress reporting during waiting

• Simple to use via CLI or as an HTTP server with SSE

Related MCP server: async-bash-mcp

Integration with Claude Desktop/Cursor/Chatwise

To use with Claude Desktop, add the following to your configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-wait": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@automation-ai-labs/mcp-wait"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
      }
    }
  }
}

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install Wait for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @automation-ai-labs/mcp-wait --client claude

Manual Installation

npm install

Usage

CLI Testing

Test the server directly using the FastMCP CLI:

npm run dev

This will start the server and let you interact with it through the CLI.

Inspect with MCP Inspector

Inspect the server using the MCP Inspector web UI:

npm run inspect

Start as SSE Server

Start the server with SSE support for integrating with other applications:

TRANSPORT_TYPE=sse PORT=8080 npm start

Wait Tool

The server provides a simple wait tool that accepts a seconds parameter:

• seconds: The number of seconds to wait (0-30000)

Example:

{
  "seconds": 5
}

This will wait for 5 seconds and report progress during the wait.