Archform runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 41 installs a week from npm. Last commit 20 Oct 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Archform 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 archform -- npx -y @archform/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"archform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@archform/mcp"
]
}
}
}[mcp_servers.archform]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@archform/mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"archform": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@archform/mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"archform": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@archform/mcp"
]
}
}
}Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
KROKI_URL (Kroki server used for rendering. Defaults to the public https://kroki.io; set it to a self-hosted instance to keep diagram source private).
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