appCN runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 52 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Jun 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 appcn -- npx -y @app-cn/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"appcn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@app-cn/mcp"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.appcn]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@app-cn/mcp"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"appcn": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@app-cn/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"appcn": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@app-cn/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
APPCN_REGISTRY_URL (Override the appCN registry base URL the server fetches from (default https://appcn.vercel.app/r)).
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