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Frugal MCP Server

io.github.brainsparker/frugal
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Frugal runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Aug 2026.

The open routing layer for AI tools: tool calls routed per policy, decision on every result.

Installs per day peak 225 · avg 16 · -82% w/w
a month agotoday
52
Installs / week
npm · frugal-mcp
2
Stars
0 open issues
1 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
NOASSERTION
License
Go

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

Frugal — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Frugal?
Frugal 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 frugal-mcp was installed 52 times last week.
How do I connect Frugal?
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 frugal-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Frugal?
The npm package frugal-mcp was installed 52 times in the last week. Week over week that is -82%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Frugal open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in Go and 2 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.