Practical overview
When it fits
Use Overture when a coding task has multiple steps or decision points and you want a visual review and approval stage before the agent begins implementation.
Who it is for
- Developers who use MCP-compatible AI coding agents and want to inspect proposed work before implementation.
- Teams or individuals who want a visual view of plan branches, requirements and execution progress.
Documented uses
- Inspect a coding agent’s planned steps and branches before code is written.
- Add files, instructions or other required context to plan steps.
- Approve a plan and follow node-by-node execution progress.
- Pause or resume execution, rerun a node, or restart from a selected node.
Requirements & limits
Open-source software under the MIT license. The documented setup runs the MCP server locally and opens its web interface at `http://localhost:3031` by default.
- Requires an MCP-compatible AI coding agent; the README gives setup examples for Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, GitHub Copilot and Sixth AI.
- The interface uses HTTP port 3031 and WebSocket port 3030 by default; environment variables can change these settings.
- The plan review can include per-step context, branch choices and required fields, which must be completed before approval.
- The coding agent performs the work; Overture provides the visual planning, approval and progress interface.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Connect Overture to Claude Code
Add Overture as an MCP server in Claude Code so its local interface can display a coding plan.
Before you start
- Claude Code
- The
npxcommand, as used in the documented configuration
Steps
Run
claude mcp add overture-mcp -- npx overture-mcp.Give the coding agent a task; the README says Overture opens at
http://localhost:3031with the plan ready for approval.Review the graph and complete any required fields or branch choices before approving execution.
Expected outcome
Overture is configured as an MCP server for Claude Code, and the documented workflow presents plans in a local interface for review before execution.
Guide limitations
- The source documents this setup path but does not establish compatibility with every coding agent or configuration.
- The steps describe the documented setup and workflow; they are not execution-test results.
Compare options for AI coding assistance
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overture | Inspect a coding agent’s planned steps and branches before code is written. | Self-hosted, Server, Web | Open-source software under the MIT license. The documented setup runs the MCP server locally and opens its web interface at `http://localhost:3031` by default. |
| Wigolo | Search the web and fetch pages for an agent’s research task. | CLI, Self-hosted, Server | The quickstart lists macOS, Linux and Windows, and requires Node.js 20 or later with about 1.5 GB of free disk space. The repository labels the project public beta. |
| WEB3 Docs | Find a proposal by identifier, topic, fork name or opcode, with an optional chain filter. | CLI, Self-hosted, Server | The repository is public and MIT-licensed. The documented local setup requires Python 3.11 or later, uv, about 500 MB of free disk space and Git on PATH for synchronization. |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- SixHq/Overture · Official homepage title · retained in its source language