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substack-ops MCP Server

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substack-ops runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 77 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 24 May 2026.

Substack CLI + 26-tool MCP server. Your IDE drafts replies via propose_reply. No API keys.

Installs per day peak 44 · avg 16 · -15% w/w
a month agotoday
77
Installs / week
pypi · substack-ops
1
Stars
1 open issues
24 May 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 1 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add substack-ops -- uvx substack-ops
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "substack-ops": {
      "args": [
        "substack-ops"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.substack-ops]
command = "uvx"
args = ["substack-ops"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "substack-ops": {
      "args": [
        "substack-ops"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "substack-ops": {
      "args": [
        "substack-ops"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SUBSTACK_PUBLICATION_URL (Your Substack publication URL (e.g. https://you.substack.com/). Optional if set in ~/.cursor/mcp.json's mcpServers.substack-api.env.), SUBSTACK_USER_ID (Your Substack numeric user id. Optional if set in ~/.cursor/mcp.json.), SUBSTACK_SESSION_TOKEN (Your Substack session cookie value (the s%3A... string). Required for authenticated calls. Easier path: run `substack-ops auth login --browser chrome` and the cookie is auto-grabbed.), SUBSTACK_OPS_MCP_PATH (Override path to the mcp.json file the auth layer reads. Defaults to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.), SUBSTACK_OPS_LLM_CMD (Optional: override the host CLI used by the unattended daemon path (default: auto-detect claude / cursor-agent / codex on PATH). Use {prompt} placeholder if your CLI takes the prompt as an arg.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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substack-ops — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for substack-ops?
substack-ops runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package substack-ops was installed 77 times last week.
How do I connect substack-ops?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls substack-ops straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use substack-ops?
The pypi package substack-ops was installed 77 times in the last week. Week over week that is -15%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is substack-ops open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.