Chipzen runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 172 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
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What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
const projectDir = path.join(parent, name);
child = subprocess.Popen( # noqa: S603 - the image's own bot command
execSync(`node --check ${JSON.stringify(filePath)}`, {
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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 chipzen-mcp -e 'CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN=<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN>' -e 'CHIPZEN_BOT_ID=<CHIPZEN_BOT_ID>' -- uvx chipzen-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"chipzen-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chipzen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHIPZEN_BOT_ID": "<CHIPZEN_BOT_ID>",
"CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN": "<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.chipzen-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["chipzen-mcp"]
env = { CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN = "<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN>", CHIPZEN_BOT_ID = "<CHIPZEN_BOT_ID>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"chipzen-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chipzen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHIPZEN_BOT_ID": "<CHIPZEN_BOT_ID>",
"CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN": "<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"chipzen-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chipzen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHIPZEN_BOT_ID": "<CHIPZEN_BOT_ID>",
"CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN": "<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<CHIPZEN_EXTBOT_TOKEN> (API token for an External API bot you own (starts with cz_extbot_). Create it on the bot's page at chipzen.ai; it is shown once), <CHIPZEN_BOT_ID> (UUID of that bot, from its page at chipzen.ai).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
CHIPZEN_ENV (Which Chipzen environment to play on).
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Chipzen — questions
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