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ControlKeel MCP Server

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ControlKeel runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 377 installs a week from npm. Last commit 18 Sep 2026.

Governed MCP workflows with policy validation, findings tracking, and review gates.

Installs per day peak 735 · avg 154 · +288% w/w
a month agotoday
1 377
Installs / week
npm · @aryaminus/controlkeel
11
Stars
12 open issues
18 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Elixir

What the code does

We read the source, 55 min 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.

  const child = spawn(binaryPath, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" });
In the project's build, not in the package

Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.

Deletes files or strips permissions lib/controlkeel/cli/dispatch/skills_plugins_hooks.ex:357
          Enum.map(removed, &"  rm -rf #{&1}")
      System.cmd("opencode", ["run", "Triage open tickets"], stderr_to_stdout: true)
Builds a database query by concatenation lib/controlkeel/observability.ex:324
    # write would silently drop the other transition's marker (issue #50).
    # optimistic_lock(:lock_version) + stale_error_field turns a stale-snapshot

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 controlkeel -- npx -y @aryaminus/controlkeel
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "controlkeel": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aryaminus/controlkeel"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.controlkeel]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@aryaminus/controlkeel"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "controlkeel": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aryaminus/controlkeel"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "controlkeel": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@aryaminus/controlkeel"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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ControlKeel — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for ControlKeel?
ControlKeel 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 npm package @aryaminus/controlkeel was installed 1 377 times last week.
How do I connect ControlKeel?
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 @aryaminus/controlkeel straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use ControlKeel?
The npm package @aryaminus/controlkeel was installed 1 377 times in the last week. Week over week that is +288%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is ControlKeel open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Elixir, 11 stars on GitHub and 12 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.