Nora runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 65 installs a week from npm. Last commit 15 Oct 2026.
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What the code does
We read the source, 3 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
Found in continuous integration, deployment or infrastructure files, or in a neighbouring package of the same monorepo. None of this is installed when you add the server: it describes how the project is built and released. We list it because a leaked key in a build pipeline is still a real problem, but it is not something this server does on your machine.
`rm -rf ${shellSingleQuote(HERMES_INTEGRATIONS_DIR)}`,
require("child_process").execFileSync(tsxBin, [file], { stdio: "inherit" });
path.join(appBackendsDir, name),
docker_probe='const http=require("http");const request=http.request({socketPath:"/var/run/docker.sock",path:"/_ping",method:"GET"},response=>{let body="";response.setEncoding("utf8");response.on("data",chunk=>body+=chunk);response.on("end",()=>process.exit(response.stat…
for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(currentDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
const res = await deps.fetch(`https://api.telegram.org/bot${botToken}/getMe`);
# Need to install as root; the base image's final layer is `USER sandbox`. USER root # Global install so every user sees both binaries. npm on this base image uses # `/usr` as its global prefix (not `/usr/local`). Remove the inherited ~863 MB # OpenClaw tree before reinstalling…
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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.
claude mcp add nora -e 'NORA_API_URL=<NORA_API_URL>' -e 'NORA_API_KEY=<NORA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @noraai/mcp-server{
"mcpServers": {
"nora": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@noraai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NORA_API_KEY": "<NORA_API_KEY>",
"NORA_API_URL": "<NORA_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.nora]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@noraai/mcp-server"]
env = { NORA_API_URL = "<NORA_API_URL>", NORA_API_KEY = "<NORA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"nora": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@noraai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NORA_API_KEY": "<NORA_API_KEY>",
"NORA_API_URL": "<NORA_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"nora": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@noraai/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NORA_API_KEY": "<NORA_API_KEY>",
"NORA_API_URL": "<NORA_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<NORA_API_URL> (Base URL of your Nora backend API (e.g. https://nora.example.com). Falls back to NORA_HOST, then the Nora CLI config at ~/.nora/config.json), <NORA_API_KEY> (Nora workspace API key (nora_…) used to authenticate against the Nora public REST API. Falls back to NORA_TOKEN, then the Nora CLI config).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
NORA_MCP_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE (Set to "true" to enable destructive tools (e.g. delete_agent). Disabled by default).
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