Octen MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 269 installs a week from npm. Last commit 29 Oct 2026.
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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.
claude mcp add octen-mcp -e 'OCTEN_API_KEY=<OCTEN_API_KEY>' -- npx -y octen-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"octen-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTEN_API_KEY": "<OCTEN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.octen-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "octen-mcp"]
env = { OCTEN_API_KEY = "<OCTEN_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"octen-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTEN_API_KEY": "<OCTEN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"octen-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"octen-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OCTEN_API_KEY": "<OCTEN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<OCTEN_API_KEY> (Octen API key. Get one at https://octen.ai (self-serve)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OCTEN_API_URL (Override the Octen API base URL. Default: https://api.octen.ai).
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