Is Server safe to use?

Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Server?

Server 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.

Server provides 2 tools: get_sdk_documentation, get_chat_sdk_documentation. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Server?

Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Server actively maintained?

Server is actively maintained — last commit was 9 days ago. It has 31 GitHub stars.

Server

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@pubnub/mcp

PubNub Model Context Protocol MCP Server for Cursor and Claude

31 743/wk 2 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 9d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

2 tools · ~109 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Developer Tools Communication

Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-pubnub-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pubnub/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Server does

This repository provides a CLI-based Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes PubNub SDK documentation and PubNub API resources to LLM-powered tools. This improves the LLM AI Agent's ability to understand and interact with PubNub's SDKs and APIs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Server safe to use?: Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Server?: Server 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 Server do?: Server provides 2 tools: get_sdk_documentation, get_chat_sdk_documentation. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Server?: Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Server actively maintained?: Server is actively maintained — last commit was 9 days ago. It has 31 GitHub stars.

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Developer Tools Communication

Step 1

Install in your client

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

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-pubnub-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pubnub/mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Server does

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y '@pubnub/mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

PubNub MCP Server v2

Features

📚 Comprehensive SDK Documentation - Access detailed documentation, code examples, and implementation guides for 20+ programming languages including JavaScript, Python, Java, Swift, Kotlin, C#, Ruby, Go, and more
🏗️ Application & Keyset Management - Create, configure, and manage PubNub applications and keysets with features like message persistence, file sharing, presence tracking, and app context
💬 Real-time Communication - Send and receive messages across channels, implement live chat, notifications, and real-time updates with support for both messages and lightweight signals
👥 User & Channel Management - Manage user profiles, channel metadata, and membership relationships with full CRUD operations for building community and social features
📍 Presence & Activity Tracking - Monitor real-time user presence, see who's online in channels, and track user activity across your application
📊 Illuminate Analytics & Automation - Configure Illuminate business objects, queries, metrics, decisions, and dashboards to build real-time analytics pipelines and event-driven automation
🔧 Multi-Platform Integration - Works with Cursor, Visual Studio Code, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants
⚡ Developer Experience - Built with TypeScript for type safety, includes testing infrastructure, and can be installed as either a Node package or a Docker image

Quick Start

API Key

Before you begin, we highly recommend creating a Service Integration in the PubNub Admin Portal and providing your API key to the MCP server. While some basic features will work without it, adding an API key unlocks much more functionality. Alternatively, refer to Advanced Usage for instructions on configuring the server to work with a single PubNub keyset.

The installation process for an MCP server depends on the AI assistant you’re using. For the standard setup, you’ll need Node.js (v20.0.0 or higher).

VS Code

Just click the link above, then select “Open in Visual Studio Code” on the page that appears. Back in VS Code, click “Install”. You’ll be prompted to enter your PubNub API Key. Once provided, your MCP server is ready to use. For additional configuration options, refer to Advanced usage.

Cursor

Click the link above, then select "Open Cursor" on the page that appears. Back in Cursor, there's a "Install MCP Server?" prompt. Make sure to provide the value for variable holding your PubNub API Key. Once you do, click "Install". Your MCP server is now ready to use. For additional configuration options, refer to Advanced usage.

Claude Code

With Claude Code installed run this command to have the MCP added to your configuration. Make sure to replace the value of <your-api-key>:

cla

... [View full README on GitHub](https://github.com/pubnub/pubnub-mcp-server#readme)

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

90/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−10

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @pubnub/mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (2)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~109 tokens total

Community

Reviews

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Have you used this server?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Server safe to use?: Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Server?: Server 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 Server do?: Server provides 2 tools: get_sdk_documentation, get_chat_sdk_documentation. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Server?: Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Server actively maintained?: Server is actively maintained — last commit was 9 days ago. It has 31 GitHub stars.