MCP Databnf runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 109 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Oct 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 mcp-databnf -- npx -y mcp-databnf
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-databnf": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-databnf"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-databnf]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-databnf"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-databnf": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-databnf"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-databnf": {
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-databnf"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
BNF_USER_AGENT (Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the BnF can always reach a person.), BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS (Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 3000, which is also the floor.), BNF_TIMEOUT_MS (Deadline for one SPARQL query, in milliseconds. Default 60000.), BNF_MAX_RETRIES (Attempts after a busy answer. Default 3.), BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS (How long an answer is kept in memory, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Zero turns the cache off.), BNF_LOG_LEVEL (silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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