Compared · Planning & reasoning
Best MCP servers for Planning & reasoning
5 entries in the AgentTask Atlas catalog fit planning & reasoning. They are not ranked by a score: the table lists active entries first, then by how many clients document a setup, and each row ends with our one-line verdict on when to pick it. Official sources last checked 2026-10-22.
- No credentials needed: Sequential Thinking
- Offers a hosted/remote option: Linear MCP Server, Asana MCP Server (V2), Atlassian Rovo MCP Server
- Most documented clients: Codex (5), VS Code (5), Claude Code (4), Cursor (4), Windsurf (4), Claude.ai (3).
| Name | Type | Credentials | License | Clients | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear MCP Server Linear | MCP server | Required | Not stated (hosted service, no public source repository) | 10 | Pick it when the agent should read or update Linear issues and projects; use the /mcp/readonly endpoint or the read scope when it only needs to look things up. |
| Zapier MCP Zapier | MCP server | Required | Not stated (hosted service; the MIT zapier/zapier-mcp repo only holds the client plugin) | 10 | Pick it when the agent needs to act in apps that have no MCP server of their own; prefer managed mode with a fixed action list, and remember every call spends Zapier tasks. |
| Asana MCP Server (V2) Asana | MCP server | Required | Not stated (hosted service, no public source repository) | 8 | Pick it when the agent should read or create Asana tasks and projects; you first register an Asana MCP app for the client ID and secret, and Asana warns that the mcp-remote bridge some clients need is unofficial. |
| Atlassian Rovo MCP Server Atlassian | MCP server | Required | Apache-2.0 | 7 | Pick it when the agent must read or update Jira issues, Confluence pages or Bitbucket repos; the README recommends the v2 endpoint for new setups. |
| Sequential Thinking MCP steering group (reference) | MCP server | None | NOASSERTION | 4 | Pick it to make the agent plan step by step; no external access and no credentials. |
Install notes
- Linear MCP Server
- Connect to https://mcp.linear.app/mcp (Streamable HTTP). Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http linear-server https://mcp.linear.app/mcp`, then run `/mcp` to authenticate; Codex: `codex mcp add linear --url https://mcp.linear.app/mcp` (see docs for other clients). official docs ↗Credentials: Linear OAuth 2.1 (interactive flow), or a Linear API key / OAuth token sent as an Authorization: Bearer header. · Maintenance: Hosted remote server (MCP Registry app.linear/linear v1.0.1, published 2026-08-04); no public source repository or GitHub release
- Zapier MCP
- Connect to https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect (Streamable HTTP, OAuth). Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http "Zapier-MCP" https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect`, restart and sign in; VS Code: add the URL as type http (see docs for other clients). official docs ↗Credentials: Zapier account via OAuth from the client; code integrations and unlisted clients use a long-lived connection token. Each successful tool call uses two tasks from your Zapier plan. · Maintenance: Hosted remote server (MCP Registry com.zapier/mcp v1.0.1, published 2026-07-29); plugin repo zapier/zapier-mcp last commit 2026-07-29; no GitHub release
- Asana MCP Server (V2)
- Connect to https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp (Streamable HTTP, OAuth). Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http --client-id YOUR_CLIENT_ID --client-secret --callback-port 8080 asana https://mcp.asana.com/v2/mcp`; Cursor: url plus auth CLIENT_ID/CLIENT_SECRET (see docs for other clients). official docs ↗Credentials: Asana OAuth 2.0 with a pre-registered Asana MCP app (client ID and secret); Enterprise+ admins can allow or block each client. · Maintenance: Hosted remote server (no public source repository); client setup docs last modified 2026-08-02; the V1 beta endpoint (mcp.asana.com/sse) is deprecated
- Atlassian Rovo MCP Server
- Cloud-hosted: point your client at `https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp` (Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http atlassian https://mcp.atlassian.com/v2/mcp`); see README for other clients. official docs ↗Credentials: Atlassian Cloud account via OAuth 2.1, or a scoped API token (an org admin must enable API-token auth; Jira Service Management tools are API-token only). · Maintenance: No GitHub release; last commit 2026-10-07
- Sequential Thinking
- Run `npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking` (see README). official docs ↗Credentials: None · Maintenance: Monorepo release v2.0.0 on 2026-10-19 publishes @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking 2.0.0 (npm); last commit 2026-10-19 (path-scoped)
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