mcpbeat

Distil MCP Server

io.github.dshakes/distil
local only

Distil runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 3 939 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 3 Aug 2026.

Reversibly compress tool outputs to recoverable handles; expand to exact original bytes on demand.

Installs per day peak 2 794 · avg 1 143 · -49% w/w
a month agotoday
3 939
Installs / week
pypi · distil-llm
11
Stars
0 open issues
3 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
NOASSERTION
License
Python

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

Distil — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Distil?
Distil 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 pypi package distil-llm was installed 3 939 times last week.
How do I connect Distil?
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 distil-llm straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Distil?
The pypi package distil-llm was installed 3 939 times in the last week. Week over week that is -49%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Distil open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in Python and 11 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.