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MCP Stdio runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 950 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 9 Sep 2026.

Stdio-to-HTTP gateway — connects MCP clients to remote HTTP MCP servers

Installs per day peak 2 180 · avg 406 · -56% w/w
a month agotoday
950
Installs / week
pypi · mcp-stdio
8
Stars
3 open issues
9 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

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.

Runs an external command [пакет] tests_integration/conftest.py:237, src/mcp_stdio/server.py:2320, [пакет] src/mcp_stdio/server.py:2320
    return subprocess.Popen(  # noqa: S603 — fixed argv, no shell
Builds a database query by concatenation [пакет] .github/workflows/release.yml:154, .github/workflows/release.yml:154
      - name: Trigger homebrew-tap update
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN }}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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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 mcp-stdio -- uvx mcp-stdio
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-stdio": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-stdio"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-stdio]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-stdio"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-stdio": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-stdio"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-stdio": {
      "args": [
        "mcp-stdio"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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MCP Stdio — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for MCP Stdio?
MCP Stdio 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 pypi package mcp-stdio was installed 950 times last week.
How do I connect MCP Stdio?
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 mcp-stdio straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use MCP Stdio?
The pypi package mcp-stdio was installed 950 times in the last week. Week over week that is -56%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is MCP Stdio open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 8 stars on GitHub and 3 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.