Janee runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 186 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Mar 2026.
Secure secrets proxy for AI agents — manages API keys so agents never see raw credentials.
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.
fs.writeFileSync(path.join(outDir, "app.json"), JSON.stringify(app, null, 2));
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.
postinstall: node scripts/postinstall.js
const proc = spawn(command[0], command.slice(1), {
? path.join(this.secretsDir, prefix)
for (const agent of fs.readdirSync(APP_BASE)) {
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That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.
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 janee -- npx -y @true-and-useful/janee
{
"mcpServers": {
"janee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@true-and-useful/janee"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.janee]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@true-and-useful/janee"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"janee": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@true-and-useful/janee"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"janee": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@true-and-useful/janee"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
JANEE_CONFIG (Path to secrets configuration file).
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