Reuse the Web AI you already have
Keep ChatGPT as the primary planning surface instead of forcing every task through another local model or agent loop.
Web AI planner · persistent local worksite · optional browser return path
Keep the brain in the browser. Put the work on your machine.
Herdr-MCP gives ChatGPT and other Web AI bounded access to real files, Git, commands, terminals, and coding agents while Herdr keeps the development worksite alive across turns, devices, and long-running tasks.
ChatGPT / Web AI
planner + reasoning
→planner + reasoning
MCP + OAuth
Cloudflare Edge
public route + device coordination
→public route + device coordination
outbound Link
herdr-mcp
files · Git · exec · agents
→
files · Git · exec · agents
Herdr
workspace · pane · PTY · events
↺
workspace · pane · PTY · events
Chrome extension
optional continuity + handoff
optional continuity + handoff
Product boundaries stay explicit. Web AI plans. Cloudflare exposes a stable public MCP/OAuth endpoint. herdr-mcp enforces workstation access. Herdr owns persistent runtime state. The extension adds a return path only when browser continuity is useful.
The worksite survives the chat
Repositories, worktrees, terminals, servers, and agents keep running even when a conversation ends or another device takes over.
Direct tools when small, agents when useful
Read, patch, Git, and test directly. Delegate independent or long-running work to replaceable local coding agents.
Recommended setup
Give one sentence to your coding agent.
The Agent reads the authoritative install protocol, installs Herdr and the native runtime, deploys Cloudflare Edge and Link, and pauses only for identity steps that require you personally.
Install and configure Herdr and herdr-mcp for me. Read and follow https://raw.githubusercontent.com/whshang/herdr-mcp/main/docs/i18n/en/agent-install.md end to end. Use GitHub Releases for the local herdr-mcp runtime. Pause only for Cloudflare sign-in/API-token steps and ChatGPT herdr app/Connector authorization; automate and verify everything else.ChatGPT
Create the herdr MCP app/Connector from ChatGPT Settings → Apps after Developer Mode is enabled for the account or workspace.
Cloudflare
The supported public path uses Worker + Durable Object + outbound Link, keeping inbound workstation ports closed.
Browser continuity
The Chrome extension is optional for basic MCP access. Add it for handoff, queued turns, status, and Browser Control Center.
Architecture landscape
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Why Herdr-MCP when coding MCPs, remote workers, tmux, ACP, and Codex bridges already exist?
They optimize different entry points and state models. Herdr-MCP focuses on Web-first planning plus a persistent, observable, human-takeover-friendly workstation.