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Artel MCP Server

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Artel is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. Last commit 18 Sep 2026.

Self-hosted shared-memory & coordination mesh for AI agent fleets. You host it; agents connect.

Uptime history 51 days of history · worst day 0%
51 days agonow
0.0%
Uptime 24h
0 of 91 checks
Tools
hidden behind auth
2 ms
Response time
average over 24h
8
Stars
last commit 18 Sep 2026

What the code does

We read the source, 9 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.

Runs an external command artel/watch.py:104
                        subprocess.Popen(shlex.split(wake_cmd))
function showTip(e,html){tip.innerHTML=html;tip.hidden=false;

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

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 6 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add artel --transport http https://{artel_host}/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artel": {
      "url": "https://{artel_host}/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.artel]
url = "https://{artel_host}/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artel": {
      "url": "https://{artel_host}/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "artel": {
      "url": "https://{artel_host}/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://{artel_host}/mcp streamable-http answering 2 ms 6 min ago

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Artel — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Is Artel working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 0 of 91 checks got a reply (0.0%), average response time 2 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
The registry lists Artel as active — why does it not respond?
The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.
How do I connect Artel?
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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Artel need an API key?
No. Artel completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
Is Artel open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 8 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.