Agentsbestfriend runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 70 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Apr 2026.
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Today is the operative word: we check Agentsbestfriend every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 agentsbestfriend -- npx -y agentsbestfriend
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentsbestfriend": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentsbestfriend"
]
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.agentsbestfriend]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "agentsbestfriend"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentsbestfriend": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentsbestfriend"
]
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"agentsbestfriend": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"agentsbestfriend"
]
}
}
}
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
ABF_PROJECT_ROOT (The root directory of the project that the server will interact with. Defaults to the current working directory if not set).
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