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Napkin MCP Server

io.github.sshwarts/napkin
local only

Napkin runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 29 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 May 2026.

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Installs per day peak 21 · avg 4 · +53% w/w
a month agotoday
29
Installs / week
npm · napkin-mcp
1
Stars
0 open issues
6 May 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

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

Napkin — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Napkin?
Napkin 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 npm package napkin-mcp was installed 29 times last week.
How do I connect Napkin?
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 napkin-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Napkin?
The npm package napkin-mcp was installed 29 times in the last week. Week over week that is +53%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Napkin open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.