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Crabcut MCP Server

io.github.realcrabcut/crabcut
local only

Crabcut runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 869 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Mar 2026.

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Installs per day peak 189 · avg 42 · +276% w/w
a month agotoday
869
Installs / week
npm · @crabcut/mcp-server
2
Stars
1 open issues
15 Mar 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 crabcut -- npx -y @crabcut/mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crabcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@crabcut/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.crabcut]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@crabcut/mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crabcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@crabcut/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crabcut": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@crabcut/mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Crabcut — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Crabcut?
Crabcut 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 @crabcut/mcp-server was installed 869 times last week.
How do I connect Crabcut?
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 @crabcut/mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Crabcut?
The npm package @crabcut/mcp-server was installed 869 times in the last week. Week over week that is +276%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Crabcut open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 2 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.