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Capsulate runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 221 installs a week from npm. Last commit 12 Sep 2026.

Real Linux and Windows desktop VMs for AI agents: exec, files, computer-use and snapshots via MCP.

Installs per day peak 173 · avg 9 · +4340% w/w
a month agotoday
221
Installs / week
npm · @capsulate/mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
12 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 23 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.

    spawn(cmd, args, { detached: true, stdio: "ignore" }).unref();

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: CAPSULATE_API_KEY (A cap_live_ API key from the dashboard (Settings → API & Keys).), CAPSULATE_BASE_URL (API base URL. Defaults to https://api.capsulate.dev.), CAPSULATE_TEAM_ID (Team to bill. Defaults to the API key's team.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Capsulate — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Capsulate?
Capsulate 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 @capsulate/mcp was installed 221 times last week.
How do I connect Capsulate?
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 @capsulate/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Capsulate?
The npm package @capsulate/mcp was installed 221 times in the last week. Week over week that is +4340%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Capsulate open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript 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.