Developer Program

Crow is an open-source AI platform built on the Model Context Protocol standard. We welcome contributions from developers who want to extend the platform with new integrations, skills, tools, and deployment bundles.

What is Crow?

Crow gives AI assistants persistent memory, project management with data backends, encrypted P2P sharing, and 20+ service integrations. It works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Cursor, and more. Everything runs on open standards — no vendor lock-in.

How to Contribute

MCP Integrations

Connect new external services (Linear, Jira, Todoist, etc.) by adding an MCP server entry and a companion skill file.

→ Building Integrations

Skills

Write behavioral prompts that teach the AI new workflows. Skills are markdown files — no code required.

→ Writing Skills

Core Server Tools

Add new MCP tools to the crow-memory, crow-projects, crow-sharing, crow-storage, or crow-blog servers.

→ Core Tools

Platform Capabilities

Learn about the base infrastructure your add-ons can use: persistent media player, scheduling, web search, storage, P2P sharing, and AI chat.

→ Platform Capabilities

Self-Hosted Bundles

Create Docker Compose configurations with curated integration sets for specific use cases (academic, business, creative).

→ Bundles

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/kh0pper/crow.git
cd crow
npm run setup

Then pick a contribution type above and follow the guide.

Developer Environment (upcoming)

Crow includes a Developer Environment mode that can be enabled in the Settings panel. When active, it surfaces a dedicated Developer panel in the Crow's Nest with hot-reload for panels and skills, an MCP server test harness, manifest validation, bundle log viewing, and smoke tests for all add-on types. It also provides a packaging CLI (npm run package-addon) for creating distributable tarballs ready for registry submission.

The Developer Environment is designed to streamline the full add-on lifecycle: scaffold, develop with live feedback, test, package, and publish — all without leaving the Crow platform.

Community Directory

Browse existing community contributions and submit your own.

→ Community Directory

Resources

• CONTRIBUTING.md — Full contributor guidelines
• GitHub Issues — Report bugs and propose ideas
• Architecture Docs — System design and server APIs