Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane safe to use?

io.github.gitayg/appcrane has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install io.github.gitayg/appcrane?

io.github.gitayg/appcrane supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.gitayg/appcrane do?

io.github.gitayg/appcrane provides 2 tools: Docker, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.gitayg/appcrane?

io.github.gitayg/appcrane is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane actively maintained?

io.github.gitayg/appcrane is actively maintained - last commit was 5 days ago.

io.github.gitayg/appcrane

appcrane-mcp

Deploy and manage apps on your own AppCrane instance, the self-hosted PaaS for AI-built apps.

327/wk 2 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 5d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

2 tools · ~36 tok

Grade A · 0.0% of 200K ctx

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io.github.gitayg/appcrane is an MCP server that deploy and manage apps on your own AppCrane instance, the self-hosted PaaS for AI-built apps. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 89/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

DevOps

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appcrane": {
      "env": {
        "APPCRANE_KEY": "your_api_key",
        "APPCRANE_URL": "https://crane.example.com",
        "APPCRANE_GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_optional_for_github_passthrough"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "appcrane-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.gitayg/appcrane does

Deploy and manage apps on your own AppCrane instance, the self-hosted PaaS for AI-built apps.

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Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane safe to use?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.gitayg/appcrane?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.gitayg/appcrane do?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane provides 2 tools: Docker, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.gitayg/appcrane?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane actively maintained?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane is actively maintained - last commit was 5 days ago.

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DevOps

Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients - only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appcrane": {
      "env": {
        "APPCRANE_KEY": "your_api_key",
        "APPCRANE_URL": "https://crane.example.com",
        "APPCRANE_GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_optional_for_github_passthrough"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "appcrane-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.gitayg/appcrane does

Deploy and manage apps on your own AppCrane instance, the self-hosted PaaS for AI-built apps.

Test This Server

This server supports HTTP transport. Be the first to test it - help the community know if it works.

README

appcrane-mcp

The standalone MCP connector for AppCrane — the self-hosted deployment platform for AI-built, agent-deployed apps.

AppCrane exposes an MCP server at <instance>/api/mcp that requires an X-API-Key. This package is a thin stdio MCP server that:

Serves the full appcrane_* tool catalog for tools/list introspection with zero configuration — it ships a bundled catalog.json, so registries and sandboxes (e.g. Glama) can start it in a container and introspect it offline.
Proxies real tools/call to your own AppCrane instance once APPCRANE_URL and APPCRANE_KEY are set.

It runs anywhere Node 20+ is available, via npx appcrane-mcp.

Licensing: this connector is MIT. The AppCrane platform it talks to is a separate project and is AGPL-3.0. Installing this package does not pull the platform in — the connector is a client that talks to an AppCrane instance you host yourself.

How you connect

There is no hosted service and no AppCrane account. The flow is entirely your own:

You self-host AppCrane (AGPL) somewhere you control.
You issue an API key from that instance.
Your agent runs this connector locally over stdio (npx -y appcrane-mcp).
The connector forwards each tools/call to ${APPCRANE_URL}/api/mcp with your X-API-Key. Your key stays in your own MCP client config; it is never sent anywhere except the instance URL you set.

Install / run

npx appcrane-mcp

With no environment variables it still starts and answers tools/list from the bundled catalog (74 tools). To actually invoke tools against your instance, set:

Env var	Required	Description
`APPCRANE_URL`	for calls	Your instance base URL, e.g. `https://crane.example.com`
`APPCRANE_KEY`	for calls	Your AppCrane API key (sent as `X-API-Key`)
`APPCRANE_GITHUB_TOKEN`	optional	A GitHub PAT (sent as `X-Github-Token`) to unlock the `github_*` passthrough tools

MCP client configuration

This is a stdio command server (not an HTTP endpoint). Add it to your MCP client config like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appcrane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "appcrane-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "APPCRANE_URL": "https://crane.example.com",
        "APPCRANE_KEY": "your_api_key",
        "APPCRANE_GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_optional_for_github_passthrough"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code CLI:

claude mcp add appcrane \
  --env APPCRANE_URL=https://crane.example.com \
  --env APPCRANE_KEY=your_api_key \
  -- npx -y appcrane-mcp

How it works

tools/list
- If APPCRANE_URL + APPCRANE_KEY are set → connects to ${APPCRANE_URL}/api/mcp (StreamableHTTP, header X-API-Key, plus X-Github-Token when the GitHub token is set), fetches the live, auth-filtered tool list, and returns it. If the instance is unreachable it falls back to the bundled catalog.
- If not configured → returns the bundled static catalog (catalog.json). This path needs no env vars, which is what a registry's introspection sandbox hits.
tools/call → requires APPCRANE_URL + APPCRANE_KEY; forwards the call to the backend and returns its result. Without configuration it returns a clear "not configured" error.

Docker

docker build -t appcrane-mcp .

# Introspection only (no config) — starts and serves tools/list:
docker run -i --rm appcrane-mcp

# Full use:
docker run -i --rm \
  -e APPCRANE_URL=https://crane.example.com \
  -e APPCRANE_KEY=your_api_key \
  appcrane-mcp

Development

npm install
npm run build          # tsc -> dist/
npm run gen:catalog    # regenerate catalog.json from the AppCrane platform source
npm run check:catalog  # fail if catalog.json has drifted from that source
node scripts/test-list.mjs   # smoke test: spawn over stdio, assert tools/list

Both catalog scripts import the platform's own `getToolCata

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Why this score

Five weighted categories - click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

89/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−11

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked appcrane-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (2)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~36 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane safe to use?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. Authentication requirements were not detected automatically - check the project's documentation before connecting in a shared environment. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install io.github.gitayg/appcrane?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.gitayg/appcrane do?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane provides 2 tools: Docker, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.gitayg/appcrane?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is io.github.gitayg/appcrane actively maintained?: io.github.gitayg/appcrane is actively maintained - last commit was 5 days ago.