mcpbeat

Ask Claude MCP Server

io.github.Lykhoyda/ask-claude
local only

Ask Claude runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 162 installs a week from npm. Last commit 3 Aug 2026.

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Installs per day peak 224 · avg 27 · -21% w/w
a month agotoday
162
Installs / week
npm · @ask-llm/claude-mcp
12
Stars
3 open issues
3 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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

Ask Claude — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Ask Claude?
Ask Claude 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 @ask-llm/claude-mcp was installed 162 times last week.
How do I connect Ask Claude?
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 @ask-llm/claude-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Ask Claude?
The npm package @ask-llm/claude-mcp was installed 162 times in the last week. Week over week that is -21%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Ask Claude open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 12 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.