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Kin runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 2 383 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Sep 2026.

A graph-native code repository for people and AI agents.

Installs per day peak 702 · avg 331 · +68% w/w
a month agotoday
2 383
Installs / week
npm · @kinlab/kin-mcp
62
Stars
7 open issues
17 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
Apache-2.0
License
Rust

What the code does

We read the source, 20 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.

File ships in the package but is absent from the source [пакет] src/index.js:1, [пакет] bin/kin-mcp.js:1
этот файл ставится пользователю, но в репозитории его нет
const result = spawnSync(binary, ['mcp', 'start', ...argv], { stdio: 'inherit' });
  return sub ? path.join(tmp, sub.name) : tmp;
Touches key and credential files crates/kin-db/src/admission.rs:712
            b"id_rsa"
In the project's build, not in the package

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.

      - name: Request Homebrew formula update
        id: homebrew-dispatch
        env:
          DISPATCH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}

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

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Kin — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Kin?
Kin 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 @kinlab/kin-mcp was installed 2 383 times last week.
How do I connect Kin?
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 @kinlab/kin-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Kin?
The npm package @kinlab/kin-mcp was installed 2 383 times in the last week. Week over week that is +68%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Kin open source?
Yes — it is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, written in Rust, 62 stars on GitHub and 7 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.