Cortex RMCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 128 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Oct 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.
postinstall: node scripts/install.js
if (!fs.existsSync(binary)) { const installer = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "scripts", "install.js"); const install = spawnSync(process.execPath, [installer], { stdio: "inherit" }); if (install.status !== 0) fail("binary is not installed; postinstall may have failed"); }
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.
DO UPDATE SET count_in_window = count_in_window + excluded.count_in_window",
source: Some("/var/run/docker.sock".to_string()),
.map(|h| h.join(".ssh/config"))
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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 cortex -- npx -y @dinglebear/cortex
{
"mcpServers": {
"cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dinglebear/cortex"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.cortex]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@dinglebear/cortex"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"cortex": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dinglebear/cortex"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"cortex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dinglebear/cortex"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
CORTEX_HOME (Optional Cortex home directory containing configuration and local SQLite data), CORTEX_TOKEN (Optional bearer token for Cortex MCP HTTP mode; also used by some shared configs), CORTEX_API_TOKEN (Bearer token for Cortex REST API routes when running daemon/API mode), CORTEX_RMCP_VERSION (Optional GitHub release tag override for the downloaded Cortex binary), CORTEX_RMCP_REPO (Optional GitHub owner/repo override for release asset downloads), CORTEX_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL (Optional release download base URL override), RUST_LOG (Tracing filter for Cortex logs).
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