Kani MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 353 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
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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.
claude mcp add kani-mcp-server -e 'WANIKANI_API_TOKEN=<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN>' -- npx -y kani-mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"kani-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kani-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"WANIKANI_API_TOKEN": "<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.kani-mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kani-mcp-server"]
env = { WANIKANI_API_TOKEN = "<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"kani-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kani-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"WANIKANI_API_TOKEN": "<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"kani-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kani-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"WANIKANI_API_TOKEN": "<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<WANIKANI_API_TOKEN> (Read-only WaniKani API v2 personal access token).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
WANIKANI_API_BASE_URL (WaniKani API v2 base URL).
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