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q-ring MCP Server

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q-ring runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 712 installs a week from npm. Last commit 16 Sep 2026.

OS keychain secrets for AI coding agents, over MCP.

Installs per day peak 335 · avg 62 · +356% w/w
a month agotoday
712
Installs / week
npm · @i4ctime/q-ring
5
Stars
0 open issues
16 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 21 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(opts.command, opts.args, {
Builds a database query by concatenation src/dashboard-client/main.js:708
  const lastUpdate = snap ? "updated " + fmtRelative(snap.timestamp) : "—";
  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(process.env)) {

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 q-ring -- npx -y @i4ctime/q-ring
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q-ring": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@i4ctime/q-ring"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.q-ring]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@i4ctime/q-ring"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q-ring": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@i4ctime/q-ring"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "q-ring": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@i4ctime/q-ring"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: QRING_BACKEND (Secret storage backend. Defaults to the OS keychain; set to "file" for headless hosts with no Secret Service (CI, containers).), QRING_FILE_PASSPHRASE (Passphrase for the encrypted file backend (AES-256-GCM). Required only when QRING_BACKEND=file — without it the file backend fails closed.), QRING_FILE_BACKEND_PATH (Custom path for the encrypted file store (default: ~/.config/q-ring/file-backend.enc).). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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q-ring — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for q-ring?
q-ring 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 @i4ctime/q-ring was installed 712 times last week.
How do I connect q-ring?
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 @i4ctime/q-ring straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use q-ring?
The npm package @i4ctime/q-ring was installed 712 times in the last week. Week over week that is +356%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is q-ring open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 5 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.