Is Needle Mcp safe to use?

Needle Mcp 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 Needle Mcp?

Needle Mcp 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 AI clients work with Needle Mcp?

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

Is Needle Mcp actively maintained?

Needle Mcp is actively maintained - last commit was 9 days ago. It has 105 GitHub stars.

Needle MCP

Name: Needle MCP
Author: needle-ai

@smithery/cli · by needle-ai

Needle MCP Server for easy RAG.Long-term memory for LLMs.

105 GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 9d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

0 tools

Grade F

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Needle MCP is an MCP server that needle MCP Server for easy RAG.Long-term memory for LLMs. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 62/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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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": {
    "needle": {
      "env": {
        "NEEDLE_API_KEY": "<your-needle-api-key>"
      },
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.needle.app/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:Bearer ${NEEDLE_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Needle Mcp does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to manage documents and perform searches using Needle through Claude's Desktop Application.

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

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62/100across 5 weighted dimensions

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Is Needle Mcp safe to use?: Needle Mcp 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 Needle Mcp?: Needle Mcp 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 AI clients work with Needle Mcp?: Needle Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Needle Mcp actively maintained?: Needle Mcp is actively maintained - last commit was 9 days ago. It has 105 GitHub stars.

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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": {
    "needle": {
      "env": {
        "NEEDLE_API_KEY": "<your-needle-api-key>"
      },
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.needle.app/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:Bearer ${NEEDLE_API_KEY}"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Needle Mcp does

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server to manage documents and perform searches using Needle through Claude's Desktop Application.

Test This Server

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

README

Needle MCP

The Needle outbound engine, as tools an agent can call. Build lead lists and run outreach on LinkedIn, Instagram, and email from Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenCode, or any MCP client.

This repository is the setup guide. The server is hosted at:

https://needle.app/mcp/v1

Parameters, limits, and the full tool list are in the Needle MCP docs.

What you can do

Leads. Build lead lists from LinkedIn and Places.
Campaigns. Run multi-channel, multi-account outreach on LinkedIn and Instagram.
Drafts. Draft messages for a person to review and approve before they send.
LinkedIn. Search people and run outreach from connected accounts.
Instagram. Reach people on Instagram from connected accounts.
Events. Search activity across campaigns, leads, and connected accounts.
Places. Find companies and locations to source lists.
Connected accounts. Connect LinkedIn and Instagram accounts to send from.
Suppressions. Keep people and companies you should not contact off the list.
Webhooks. Receive every outbound event at your own URL as it happens.
Compose. Preview a message before you send it.
Files. Store a private file, then attach it to a LinkedIn message or InMail.

Prefer HTTP? Use the API reference. New to Needle? Start with the onboarding skill.

Install the Needle agent skill:

npx skills add needle-ai/needle-mcp

Example prompts

Paste one of these into your agent once Needle is connected.

Finish onboarding

Help me finish my Needle onboarding. Read my onboarding info to see my ideal customer profile, the leads Needle found, and my draft campaign. Then activate my campaign, and after that start looking for more leads.

Leads from a LinkedIn post

Pull the people who commented on and reacted to this LinkedIn post: [paste the post URL]. Add the ones who fit my ideal customer as leads, skip anyone already in my workspace, and draft a short first message for the best fits.

Warm intros

Look through my LinkedIn connections and find who can give me a warm intro to [name or company]. Rank the best paths, say why each person is a good route, and draft a short note I can send them.

Set up

Every app signs you in with OAuth in the browser. An API key in the Authorization header works too. See Authentication.

Listing tools at https://needle.app/mcp/v1/tools does not require sign-in.

Claude

Add Needle to Claude on the web and desktop. Claude opens its add dialog with Needle filled in. Click Continue, then Connect. Sign in to Needle and click Allow.

ChatGPT

Add Needle as a custom MCP app. Developer mode has to be on.

In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Security and login, and turn on Developer mode.
Open chatgpt.com/plugins and click +.
Click Create custom MCP server, then Create MCP App.
Enter Needle as the name. Under Connection, keep Server URL and paste https://needle.app/mcp/v1.
Keep Authentication on OAuth, tick I understand and want to continue, and click Create.

ChatGPT asks you to add Needle. Click Sign in with Needle, sign in, and click Allow.

Codex

codex mcp add needle --url https://needle.app/mcp/v1

Then run codex mcp login needle, sign in, and click Allow. codex mcp list shows needle as enabled.

Cursor

[Add Needle to Cursor](cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?

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Why this score

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

Score breakdown

62/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−38

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked @smithery/cli against OSV.dev.

Community

Reviews

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Needle Mcp safe to use?: Needle Mcp 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 Needle Mcp?: Needle Mcp 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 AI clients work with Needle Mcp?: Needle Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Needle Mcp actively maintained?: Needle Mcp is actively maintained - last commit was 9 days ago. It has 105 GitHub stars.