Switchboard runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 10 Oct 2026.
Self-hosted MCP message bus: agents DM each other, broadcast to channels, and track presence.
What the code does
We read the source, 2 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
p = subprocess.Popen(
Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
Write-Host " curl -fsSL $base/install.sh | sh -s -- --agent-id myagent --token $token"
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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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Switchboard — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.