Karea MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 340 installs a week from npm. Last commit 31 Oct 2026.
Karea task manager - 9 tools covering 70 actions, for Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
# Stub key so the process starts cleanly; tools/list does not call Karea's API ENV KAREA_API_KEY=glama-introspection-stub
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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 karea-mcp -e 'KAREA_API_KEY=<KAREA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y karea-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"karea-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"karea-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "<KAREA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.karea-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "karea-mcp"]
env = { KAREA_API_KEY = "<KAREA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"karea-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"karea-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "<KAREA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"karea-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"karea-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KAREA_API_KEY": "<KAREA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<KAREA_API_KEY> (Your Karea API key. Generate at https://karea.app/dashboard/settings?section=api-keys).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
KAREA_URL (Karea base URL. Defaults to https://karea.app for the hosted service).
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