Fetchmux runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 36 installs a week from npm. Last commit 24 Jul 2026.
Self-hosted retrieval router for AI agents: budgets, provider routing, route receipts.
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Today is the operative word: we check Fetchmux every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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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 fetchmux -e 'FETCHMUX_API_KEY=<FETCHMUX_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @fetchmux/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"fetchmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fetchmux/mcp"
],
"env": {
"FETCHMUX_API_KEY": "<FETCHMUX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.fetchmux]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@fetchmux/mcp"]
env = { FETCHMUX_API_KEY = "<FETCHMUX_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"fetchmux": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fetchmux/mcp"
],
"env": {
"FETCHMUX_API_KEY": "<FETCHMUX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"fetchmux": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fetchmux/mcp"
],
"env": {
"FETCHMUX_API_KEY": "<FETCHMUX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<FETCHMUX_API_KEY> (Bearer key for the gateway's protected routes).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
FETCHMUX_BASE_URL (Base URL of the self-hosted FetchMux gateway).
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