Unfold MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 951 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
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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.
env = dict(os.environ if env is None else env)
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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.
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 unfold-mcp -- uvx bytestay-unfold-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"unfold-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"bytestay-unfold-mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.unfold-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["bytestay-unfold-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"unfold-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"bytestay-unfold-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"unfold-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"bytestay-unfold-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
RAPIDAPI_KEY (Your RapidAPI key), API_MARKET_KEY (Your api.market key, used when RAPIDAPI_KEY is not set), HFL_MARKETPLACE (rapidapi or apimarket, when both keys are set).
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