MCP Ptitchef runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 493 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Nov 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-ptitchef -- npx -y mcp-ptitchef
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ptitchef": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ptitchef"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-ptitchef]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mcp-ptitchef"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-ptitchef": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ptitchef"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"mcp-ptitchef": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-ptitchef"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PTC_USER_AGENT (Identify your own client. This project's identifier stays appended, so the site can always reach a human), PTC_MIN_INTERVAL_MS (Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 1500, floor 1000, ceiling 60000), PTC_TIMEOUT_MS (Deadline for one request, in milliseconds. Default 20000), PTC_MAX_RETRIES (Retries when the site is busy or asks for room. Default 3), PTC_CACHE_TTL_MS (In-memory cache lifetime, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Set 0 to turn it off), PTC_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES (In-memory cache size. Default 200), PTC_MAX_BODY_BYTES (The most one page may run to before the read is abandoned. Default 8000000), PTC_BUDGET_MS (The whole of the time one read may take, retries included. Default 60000), PTC_LOG_LEVEL (silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr).
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