Tronbyt MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 41 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Jul 2026.
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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.
claude mcp add tronbyt-mcp -e 'TRONBYT_BASE_URL=<TRONBYT_BASE_URL>' -e 'TRONBYT_API_KEY=<TRONBYT_API_KEY>' -- npx -y tronbyt-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"tronbyt-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tronbyt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRONBYT_API_KEY": "<TRONBYT_API_KEY>",
"TRONBYT_BASE_URL": "<TRONBYT_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.tronbyt-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "tronbyt-mcp"]
env = { TRONBYT_BASE_URL = "<TRONBYT_BASE_URL>", TRONBYT_API_KEY = "<TRONBYT_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"tronbyt-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tronbyt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRONBYT_API_KEY": "<TRONBYT_API_KEY>",
"TRONBYT_BASE_URL": "<TRONBYT_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"tronbyt-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tronbyt-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRONBYT_API_KEY": "<TRONBYT_API_KEY>",
"TRONBYT_BASE_URL": "<TRONBYT_BASE_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<TRONBYT_BASE_URL> (Base URL of your tronbyt/server, e.g. http://tronbyt.local:8000), <TRONBYT_API_KEY> (Per-device API key from the Tronbyt web UI).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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Tronbyt MCP — questions
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