ContextStream MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 3 749 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.
ContextStream MCP server for code context, memory, search, and AI tools.
We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
"sudo" | "doas" | "env" | "time" | "nohup" | "exec" | "command"
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(binaryPath, childArgs, {
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Code changes quietly between releases, and nobody reads the diff of a dependency. We do, on every release — watch ContextStream MCP Server and you get told the day something new turns up.
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 mcp-server -e 'CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY=<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @contextstream/mcp-server
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@contextstream/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-server]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@contextstream/mcp-server"]
env = { CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY = "<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY>" }
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@contextstream/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@contextstream/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY": "<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Put your own value in place of
<CONTEXTSTREAM_API_KEY> (ContextStream API key (create one at contextstream.io)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
CONTEXTSTREAM_API_URL (API base URL).
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