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Runs locally over stdio
This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).
Run
npx -y mcp-databnf
MCP client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-databnf": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-databnf"
]
}
}
}Distributed as an MCP bundle (`https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-databnf/releases/download/v2.1.2/mcp-databnf-2.1.2.mcpb`) — download it and import the bundle in your MCP client.