How are you handling cross-client communication between MCP agents?
Summary
A developer discusses the challenge of coordinating multiple MCP-speaking AI agents (like Claude Code and Cursor) working on the same project, sharing their self-built open-source solution using a shared 'room' model inspired by IRC, and asking the community for patterns and opinions.
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