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Pincer MCP Server

io.github.VouchlyAI/pincer
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Pincer runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 47 installs a week from npm. Last commit 18 Feb 2026.

Secure grip for your agent's secrets - security-hardened MCP gateway with proxy token architecture

Installs per day peak 25 · avg 6 · +57% w/w
a month agotoday
47
Installs / week
npm · pincer-mcp
6
Stars
0 open issues
18 Feb 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
NOASSERTION
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 pincer -- npx -y pincer-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pincer": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pincer-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.pincer]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "pincer-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pincer": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pincer-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pincer": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pincer-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Pincer — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Pincer?
Pincer 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 pincer-mcp was installed 47 times last week.
How do I connect Pincer?
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 pincer-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Pincer?
The npm package pincer-mcp was installed 47 times in the last week. Week over week that is +57%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Pincer open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in TypeScript and 6 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.