Commune runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 131 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 26 Jun 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Commune 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 commune-mcp -e 'COMMUNE_API_KEY=<COMMUNE_API_KEY>' -- uvx commune-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"commune-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"commune-mcp"
],
"env": {
"COMMUNE_API_KEY": "<COMMUNE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.commune-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["commune-mcp"]
env = { COMMUNE_API_KEY = "<COMMUNE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"commune-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"commune-mcp"
],
"env": {
"COMMUNE_API_KEY": "<COMMUNE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"commune-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"commune-mcp"
],
"env": {
"COMMUNE_API_KEY": "<COMMUNE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<COMMUNE_API_KEY> (Your Commune API key (starts with comm_). Get one at https://app.commune.email).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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Commune — questions
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