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Dear Agent MCP Server

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Dear Agent runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Jun 2026.

Your AI agent keeps your diary for you. Local-first, private, works in any agent.

Installs per day peak 34 · avg 11 · -23% w/w
a month agotoday
52
Installs / week
npm · dear-agent
0
Stars
0 open issues
30 Jun 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

What the code does

We read the source, 22 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.

Builds a file path from a variable src/index.ts:59
const mediaDir = (dateISO: string) => path.join(MEDIA_DIR, dateISO);

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: DEAR_AGENT_DIR (Directory where the diary is stored as plain markdown (default ~/.dear-agent).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Dear Agent — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Dear Agent?
Dear Agent 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 dear-agent was installed 52 times last week.
How do I connect Dear Agent?
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 dear-agent straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Dear Agent?
The npm package dear-agent was installed 52 times in the last week. Week over week that is -23%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Dear Agent open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.