Distil runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 413 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
Reversibly compress tool outputs to recoverable handles; expand to exact original bytes on demand.
What the code does
We read the source, 6 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
setup.py: выполняет код при установке пакета
proc = subprocess.run(
const child = spawn(runner.cmd, args, { stdio: "inherit" });
lib_dir = os.path.join(fw_prefix, 'Python.framework', 'Versions', ver, 'lib')
rc = subprocess.run(cmd, shell=True).returncode
env = dict(os.environ)
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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.
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 distil -- uvx distil-llm{
"mcpServers": {
"distil": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"distil-llm"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.distil]
command = "uvx"
args = ["distil-llm"]{
"mcpServers": {
"distil": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"distil-llm"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"distil": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"distil-llm"
]
}
}
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