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devcoach runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 905 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Oct 2026.

Progressive in-context technical coaching in your AI agent — one local, free lesson per task.

Installs per day peak 1 113 · avg 201 · +485% w/w
a month agotoday
905
Installs / week
npm · devcoach
5
Stars
0 open issues
8 Oct 2026
Last commit
67 releases in 90 days
AGPL-3.0
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 15 h ago · rules 995398eba69f

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call

A value the model can set ends up inside a file or shell call. That is not a flaw by itself — for a terminal server it is the job — but it is where things go wrong when it is not.

A tool parameter reaches a dangerous call open_ui.port → src/mcp/server.ts:622
      const child = spawn(process.execPath, [process.argv[1] ?? "", "ui", "--port", String(port)], {
Capabilities

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.

    const child = spawn(cmd, args, { detached: true, stdio: "ignore" });
Builds a database query by concatenation src/web/views.ts:692
…><p class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 text-accent-700 dark:text-accent-300 font-semibold rounded-xl px-6 py-3 shadow-lg">Drop to import the lesson</p></div>

${
  d.lessons.length
    ? html`<div class="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-8…

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

A tool parameter here reaches a dangerous call

That is not a flaw by itself — but it is where things go wrong when it is not the job. We re-read this code on every release. Watch it and you hear from us the day another one appears.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add devcoach -- npx -y devcoach
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devcoach": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "devcoach"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.devcoach]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "devcoach"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devcoach": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "devcoach"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "devcoach": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "devcoach"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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devcoach — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for devcoach?
devcoach 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 devcoach was installed 905 times last week.
How do I connect devcoach?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls devcoach straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use devcoach?
The npm package devcoach was installed 905 times in the last week. Week over week that is +485%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is devcoach open source?
Yes — it is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, written in TypeScript and 5 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.