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Cinch runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 33 installs a week from npm. Last commit 23 Jul 2026.

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Installs per day peak 9 · avg 3 · +154% w/w
a month agotoday
33
Installs / week
npm · @cinch-codes/mcp
0
Stars
0 open issues
23 Jul 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Cinch every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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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 cinch -e 'CINCH_API_KEY=<CINCH_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @cinch-codes/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cinch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cinch-codes/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CINCH_API_KEY": "<CINCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cinch]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cinch-codes/mcp"]
env = { CINCH_API_KEY = "<CINCH_API_KEY>" }
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cinch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cinch-codes/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CINCH_API_KEY": "<CINCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "cinch": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cinch-codes/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CINCH_API_KEY": "<CINCH_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Put your own value in place of <CINCH_API_KEY> (Cinch API key from cinch.codes). The author’s registry entry marks it as required.

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Cinch — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Cinch?
Cinch 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 @cinch-codes/mcp was installed 33 times last week.
How do I connect Cinch?
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 @cinch-codes/mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Cinch?
The npm package @cinch-codes/mcp was installed 33 times in the last week. Week over week that is +154%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Cinch open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 0 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.