Techtenstein Bg runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 92 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 13 Jul 2026.
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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 techtenstein-bg -- uvx techtenstein-bg-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"techtenstein-bg": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"techtenstein-bg-mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.techtenstein-bg]
command = "uvx"
args = ["techtenstein-bg-mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"techtenstein-bg": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"techtenstein-bg-mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"techtenstein-bg": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"techtenstein-bg-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
TECHTENSTEIN_API_KEY (API key from https://apis.techtenstein.com (free tier: 30 images/day)).
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