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Writing MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 256 installs a week from npm. Last commit 11 Jun 2026.

Metadata-first fiction editing and reasoning tools for long-form writing projects.

Installs per day peak 217 · avg 49 · +1% w/w
a month agotoday
256
Installs / week
npm · @hanna84/mcp-writing
1
Stars
7 open issues
11 Jun 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
JavaScript

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.

  const child = spawn(process.execPath, ["--experimental-sqlite", indexPath, ...process.argv.slice(2)], {
        ? path.join(SYNC_DIR, "universes", universeSegment, STYLEGUIDE_CONFIG_BASENAME)
      SELECT scene_id, tag
      FROM scene_tags
      WHERE project_id = ? AND scene_id IN (${placeholders})

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 mcp-writing -- npx -y @hanna84/mcp-writing
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-writing": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanna84/mcp-writing"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-writing]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@hanna84/mcp-writing"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-writing": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanna84/mcp-writing"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-writing": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanna84/mcp-writing"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: WRITING_SYNC_DIR (Path to the manuscript sync folder that mcp-writing indexes and edits.), DB_PATH (Optional path for the SQLite index database used by the server.), OWNERSHIP_GUARD_MODE (Startup ownership policy for sync-folder files.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Writing MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Writing MCP?
Writing MCP 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 @hanna84/mcp-writing was installed 256 times last week.
How do I connect Writing MCP?
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 @hanna84/mcp-writing straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Writing MCP?
The npm package @hanna84/mcp-writing was installed 256 times in the last week. Week over week that is +1%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Writing MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 7 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.