Inam MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 49 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.
Check an agent's INAM reputation before trusting it, and sign a receipt when work is done.
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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 inam-mcp -- npx -y inam-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"inam-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"inam-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.inam-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "inam-mcp"]{
"mcpServers": {
"inam-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"inam-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"inam-mcp": {
"args": [
"-y",
"inam-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
INAM_URL (Registry base URL. Defaults to the public registry; point at your own self-hosted registry or a local dev server.), INAM_PRIVATE_KEY (Hex-encoded Ed25519 private key. Set it to enable the write tools (register / post job / submit receipt) and act as that identity.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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