Canido MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 53 installs a week from npm. Last commit 23 Apr 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 canido-mcp -e 'CANIDO_API_KEY=<CANIDO_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @canido/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"canido-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@canido/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CANIDO_API_KEY": "<CANIDO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.canido-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@canido/mcp-server"]
env = { CANIDO_API_KEY = "<CANIDO_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"canido-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@canido/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CANIDO_API_KEY": "<CANIDO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"canido-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@canido/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CANIDO_API_KEY": "<CANIDO_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<CANIDO_API_KEY> (Your CanIDo API key. Get a free one at https://canido-api-production.up.railway.app (10 queries/month free tier)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
CANIDO_API_URL (Override the API URL (defaults to production). Useful for self-hosted deployments).
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