PinRAG runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 366 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 10 Apr 2026.
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We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df
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.
result = subprocess.run(cmd, check=False, capture_output=True, text=True)
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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.
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 pinrag -- uvx pinrag
{
"mcpServers": {
"pinrag": {
"args": [
"pinrag"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.pinrag]
command = "uvx"
args = ["pinrag"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"pinrag": {
"args": [
"pinrag"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"pinrag": {
"args": [
"pinrag"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
OPENROUTER_API_KEY (OpenRouter API key — required for the default chat LLM (PINRAG_LLM_PROVIDER defaults to openrouter). Get a key at openrouter.ai.), PINRAG_PERSIST_DIR (Absolute path to the Chroma vector store directory (recommended so indexes are not tied to the server process cwd).).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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