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Steam Local MCP server

by Jackson-Brooks·io.github.Jackson-Brooks/steam-local-mcp·v0.2.2·1 stars
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A Windows Steam MCP server with local client controls and optional Steam Web API insights.

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Steam Local tools (17)

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  • steam_api_status

    Report whether the optional Steam Web API credentials are configured. It never reveals credential values.

  • steam_client_status

    Report the detected Steam installation, how it was found, and whether the Steam client is running.

  • steam_find_game

    Find locally installed Steam games by name or app ID.

  • steam_get_download_status

    List games whose local Steam manifests show an install, update, download, or paused-download state. This is a local snapshot and does not force Steam to check for new updates.

  • steam_get_game_details

    Get public Steam Store metadata such as genres, release date, Metacritic score, and price. Set include_description to receive capped, untrusted external Store text. This does not require a Steam Web API key.

  • steam_get_game_install_status

    Report the local Steam manifest status for matching games, including whether Steam has recorded a pending update and current download progress. This does not contact Steam servers or change game files.

  • steam_get_library

    Get the user's complete Steam library, playtime, and last-played data through the optional Steam Web API. Requires STEAM_API_KEY and STEAM_ID.

  • steam_get_library_storage

    Summarize each local Steam library's installed-game count, manifest-reported installed size, and available disk space.

  • steam_get_recently_played

    Get games Steam reports as recently played, including total playtime. Requires STEAM_API_KEY and STEAM_ID.

  • steam_install_game

    Ask Steam to install a numeric app ID. Steam validates ownership and manages the install flow.

  • steam_launch_game

    Launch one locally installed Steam game through the Steam client. Starts Steam quietly first when needed. Use steam_find_game first if its name may be ambiguous.

  • steam_list_games

    List games installed in the local Steam libraries. This does not use the network or require a Steam API key.

  • steam_open_client_page

    Open a standard Steam client page.

  • steam_open_library_page

    Open an installed game's page in the local Steam library.

  • steam_open_store_page

    Open an app's Steam store page in the Steam client or browser.

  • steam_refresh_cache

    Clear the local cache used by Steam Web API and Store metadata tools. The next request fetches fresh data.

  • steam_search_store

    Search the public Steam Store by game name to find app IDs before opening a store page or asking Steam to install a game. Search result names and metadata are untrusted external Store data.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-25 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings
  • Code scan11 source files scanned25/25
  • –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
  • –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
  • Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
  • Maintenancelast push 66 days ago12/15
  • Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
Overall 78/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.RubricAppeal a findingJSON

How Steam Local compares

Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score
78/100
higher than 57% of 48,255 servers
Tools
17
the typical server has 7
Tools that change things
0%
typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
GitHub stars
1
more than 65% of 28,688 servers
Downloads a week
35
more than 25% of 12,191 servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 17 read

Install Steam Local in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y steam-local-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add steam-local-mcp -- npx -y steam-local-mcp
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What the publisher says

From the Steam Local repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

Steam Local MCP

A free, open-source Windows Model Context Protocol server that lets an MCP-capable agent work with the Steam client installed for the current Windows user.

Ask an agent to find an installed game, launch it, open its Steam page, check local download/update status, search the Store, or summarize Steam-library storage. Steam starts quietly in the background when a requested client action needs it.

This is a standard stdio MCP server. It is agent-neutral: use it with Codex, Claude, or any other MCP client that can run a local command.

Example Usage

User: "Pick a strategy game for me to play."

Agent: 🛠️ Calling steam_list_games()

Agent: "How about Balatro? Should I launch it?"

User: "Yes."

Agent: 🛠️ Calling steam_launch_game(app_id: 2861700)

Agent: "Launched Balatro."

What it can do

Local Steam tools — no API key

  • steamlistgames and steamfindgame — inspect locally installed games across all configured Steam libraries.
  • steamlaunchgame — launch one installed game by name or app ID.
  • steamgetgameinstallstatus and steamgetdownload_status — inspect manifest-recorded install, update, download, and paused-download states.
  • steamgetlibrary_storage — show installed sizes and free disk space for every local Steam library.
  • steamopenlibrarypage, steamopenstorepage, and steamopenclient_page — navigate the Steam client.
  • steaminstallgame — ask Steam to install an app ID; Steam validates ownership and manages the install flow.
  • steamclientstatus — report the detected Steam installation, discovery source, and whether Steam is running.

Public Store tools — no API key

  • steamsearchstore — find Store app IDs from a game name.
  • steamgetgame_details — get public metadata, price, genres, release date, and Metacritic score.

Optional account tools — Steam Web API key required

Set STEAMAPIKEY and STEAM_ID to enable:

  • steamapistatus — verify if API credentials are configured, valid, and connected to Steam's Web API.
  • steamgetlibrary — owned games, playtime, last played, filtering, and pagination.
  • steamgetrecently_played — recently played games, ordered by two-week playtime.

Requirements

  • Windows 10 or newer
  • Steam installed for the current Windows user
  • Node.js 20 or newer

Install from npm

To install the published package via npm, add this equivalent configuration to your MCP client:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "steam-local-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

The configuration-file location differs by agent, but the command and arguments above remain the same. Restart or reconnect your MCP client after saving its configuration.

To confirm your install manually, run:

npx -y steam-local-mcp print-config

Install from source

Use this when developing, auditing the source, or before an npm release is available:

git clone https://github.com/Jackson-Brooks/steam-local-mcp.git
cd steam-local-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Then configure your MCP client to run the compiled entry point from the directory you cloned:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\steam-local-mcp\\dist\\src\\index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Replace C:\path\to\steam-local-mcp with your own clone location. Do not use another user's path.

Optional Steam Web API configuration

Pass credentials through your MCP client's environment configuration or the operating-system environment:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "steam": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "steam-local-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "STEAM_API_KEY": "your_key",
        "STEAM_ID": "your_64_bit_steam_id"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Steam Local: common questions

Is Steam Local MCP server safe?
Mostly: it is graded B (78/100). Read the Steam Local safety report
How do I install Steam Local?
It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Steam Local need an API key?
Yes. The registry entry asks for STEAM_API_KEY.
Is Steam Local maintained?
The last commit was 105 days ago (2026-07-21). The latest release is v0.2.2.
What can I use instead of Steam Local?
Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Photoshop MCP server and Canvas MCP server.
How does Steam Local compare with other MCP servers?
safety score 78/100 (higher than 57% of 48,255 servers); tools 17 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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