Elfa runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 712 installs a week from npm. Last commit 30 Oct 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Elfa every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 mcp -e 'ELFA_API_KEY=<ELFA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @elfa-ai/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elfa-ai/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ELFA_API_KEY": "<ELFA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@elfa-ai/mcp"]
env = { ELFA_API_KEY = "<ELFA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elfa-ai/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ELFA_API_KEY": "<ELFA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@elfa-ai/mcp"
],
"env": {
"ELFA_API_KEY": "<ELFA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<ELFA_API_KEY> (Elfa API key from https://dev.elfa.ai).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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Elfa — questions
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