Kitsune MCP server
io.github.kaiser-data/kitsune-mcp·v0.22.7Hot-reload for MCP servers + mount any community server mid-session, Docker optional. No restarts.
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Kitsune tools
No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.
How Kitsune compares
Against every graded Developer tools MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 83/100
- higher than 65% of 1,119 Developer tools servers
- Downloads a week
- 397
- more than 82% of 442 Developer tools servers with a package
Release history: 6 versions in the registry since 2026-09-07, latest 2026-10-31, typically one every 11 days.
Install Kitsune in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y kitsune-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add kitsune-mcp -- npx -y kitsune-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Kitsune repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.kaiser-data/kitsune-mcp --> 🦊 Kitsune MCP The agent harness for MCP. One config entry. Borrow any of 130,000+ servers mid-session — develop live, reach the long tail, try community code contained — then shift back. Session survives.
Kitsune is a runtime MCP proxy: one always-on gateway your agent uses to reach the rest of the ecosystem. search finds a server across 7 registries. shapeshift(id) mounts its tools in the current turn. shapeshift() drops them. No config edit. No client restart.
search → shapeshift → call → shapeshift() # reach, use, release
connect → shapeshift → edit → reload → call # MCP REPL (default install)Install for reach and live execution — not for token savings. Native Tool Search already defers schemas for servers you've configured. Kitsune covers what Tool Search cannot: servers you've never set up, servers you're writing right now, and community packages you want to try without wiring them into mcp.json forever.
Worked high-stakes flows (IAM, IR, audits): examples/scenarios/. CLI vs MCP accuracy argument lives there too — short version: models nail common CLI commands and fail on the long tail; Kitsune mounts schemas only while you need them.
Contents
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Kitsune: common questions
- Is Kitsune MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Kitsune safety report
- How do I install Kitsune?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Kitsune need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
SMITHERY_API_KEY. - Is Kitsune maintained?
- The last commit was 24 days ago (2026-10-12). The latest release is v0.22.7.
- What can I use instead of Kitsune?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Homebutler MCP server, maintenant MCP server and Komodo MCP Server.
- How does Kitsune compare with other Developer tools MCP servers?
- safety score 83/100 (higher than 65% of 1,119 Developer tools servers); downloads a week 397 (more than 82% of 442 Developer tools servers with a package). Full comparison.
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