ScratchRun runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 593 installs a week from npm. Last commit 4 Aug 2026.
Ephemeral MicroVM-isolated code execution for AI agents. Fresh VM per call, hard-purged after.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check ScratchRun every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 mcp -e 'SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY=<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @scratchrun/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scratchrun/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY": "<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@scratchrun/mcp-server"]
env = { SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY = "<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scratchrun/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY": "<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scratchrun/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY": "<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SCRATCHRUN_API_KEY> (ScratchRun API key — get one at https://scratchrun.dev).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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