Activitypub MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 22 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Things with no honest explanation: a promise that contradicts the code, code that runs at install time while hiding what it does, data leaving the machine.

      const child = spawn(command, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true });

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(command, args, { stdio: "ignore", detached: true });

        this.searchContent.innerHTML = results.map(result => {

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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.

claude mcp add activitypub-mcp -- npx -y activitypub-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activitypub-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "activitypub-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.activitypub-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "activitypub-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activitypub-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "activitypub-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "activitypub-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "activitypub-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: ACTIVITYPUB_ENABLE_WRITES (Enable write/mutation tools (post, reply, follow, boost, block). Off by default: read-only unless set to 'true'. See SECURITY.md.), LOG_LEVEL (Logging verbosity: debug, info, warn, or error.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.