Ao3 MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 116 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 28 Jul 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 ao3-mcp -e 'GEMINI_API_KEY=<GEMINI_API_KEY>' -- uvx ao3-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"ao3-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ao3-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ao3-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ao3-mcp"]
env = { GEMINI_API_KEY = "<GEMINI_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"ao3-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ao3-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ao3-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ao3-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GEMINI_API_KEY": "<GEMINI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<GEMINI_API_KEY> (Gemini API key (free from https://aistudio.google.com/api-keys)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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