Forge runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 331 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Oct 2026.
MCP server for Forge, Voxell's embedding API. Voxell's Ingot-8B-R3 ranks #1 for English on MTEB.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Forge every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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 forge -e 'FORGE_API_KEY=<FORGE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @voxell/forge-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"forge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@voxell/forge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FORGE_API_KEY": "<FORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.forge]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@voxell/forge-mcp"]
env = { FORGE_API_KEY = "<FORGE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"forge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@voxell/forge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FORGE_API_KEY": "<FORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"forge": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@voxell/forge-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FORGE_API_KEY": "<FORGE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<FORGE_API_KEY> (Your Forge API key — create one at https://dash.voxell.ai (turbo is free forever, no card)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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