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Soma MCP Server

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Soma runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 98 installs a week from npm. Last commit 14 Sep 2026.

RMCP runtime for provider-backed agents with CLI, REST, HTTP MCP, plugins, and scaffold support.

Installs per day peak 31 · avg 14 · +98% w/w
a month agotoday
98
Installs / week
npm · @dinglebear/soma
1
Stars
11 open issues
14 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
Rust

What the code does

We read the source, 22 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.

    if std::path::Path::new("/.dockerenv").exists()
Runs a command on install [пакет] package.json:1
postinstall: node scripts/install.js
File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] bin/soma-rmcp.js:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
  return path.join(repoRoot, "target", "debug", binaryName);
  const install = spawnSync(process.execPath, [installer], { stdio: "inherit" });
for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {{

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

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

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: SOMA_HOME (Host data directory used by the local Soma CLI and stdio MCP runtime.), SOMA_PROVIDER_DIR (Host directory scanned for drop-in provider manifests and modules.), SOMA_API_URL (Optional deployed platform API or upstream API base URL used by the SomaClient compatibility layer. Leave unset for local provider/runtime mode.), SOMA_API_KEY (Optional bearer token or upstream API key for provider-backed calls that use SomaClient. Keep secret.), RUST_LOG (Rust tracing filter for local CLI and stdio MCP logs.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Soma — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Soma?
Soma 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 @dinglebear/soma was installed 98 times last week.
How do I connect Soma?
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 @dinglebear/soma straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Soma?
The npm package @dinglebear/soma was installed 98 times in the last week. Week over week that is +98%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Soma open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in Rust, 1 stars on GitHub and 11 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.