What's Running MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

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.

    execFile(cmd, args, { timeout: 10_000, maxBuffer: 8 * 1024 * 1024 }, (err, stdout) => {

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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 whats-running-mcp -- npx -y whats-running-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whats-running-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whats-running-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.whats-running-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "whats-running-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whats-running-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whats-running-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whats-running-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whats-running-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: WR_AGENT_PATTERNS (Comma-separated process-name substrings treated as agent sessions. Default: claude,codex,aider,cursor-agent,copilot,goose). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.