Datamuse MCP server
MCP server for Datamuse word-finding API
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Datamuse MCP tools (10)
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autocompleteGet word suggestions for a partial input. Includes intelligent spelling correction and phonetic fallbacks when exact prefix matches aren't found.
find_adjectives_for_nounFind adjectives commonly used to describe a noun. Based on Google Books Ngrams data. Example: 'ocean' → deep, blue, vast, pacific.
find_antonymsFind antonyms (words with opposite meanings) for a given word using WordNet relationships.
find_by_patternFind words matching a spelling pattern with wildcards. Use '*' for any number of characters, '?' for exactly one character. Examples: 't??k' matches talk/tank/tick, 'un*able' matches unable/unforgettable.
find_nouns_for_adjectiveFind nouns commonly described by an adjective. Based on Google Books Ngrams data. Example: 'yellow' → sun, light, fever, pages.
find_related_wordsFind words semantically related to the input. Can find words by meaning similarity, statistical associations (triggers), or hierarchical relationships (hypernyms/hyponyms).
find_rhymesFind words that rhyme with a given word. Supports perfect rhymes and near-rhymes. Useful for poetry, songwriting, and creative writing.
find_similar_soundingFind words that sound similar to the input. Useful for spelling correction, finding homophones, creating puns, or phonetic matching.
find_synonymsFind synonyms (words with similar meanings) for a given word. Uses WordNet and corpus data. Optionally bias results toward a specific topic.
get_word_infoGet detailed information about a word including: definitions, part of speech, syllable count, pronunciation (IPA), and usage frequency.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan15 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 qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
- Maintenancelast push 166 days ago8/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Datamuse MCP compares
Against every graded MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 82/100
- higher than 63% of 48,255 servers
- Tools
- 10
- the typical server has 7
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 2
- more than 75% of 28,688 servers
- Downloads a week
- 33
- more than 22% of 12,191 servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 10 read
Install Datamuse MCP in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
Runs npx -y datamuse-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.
claude mcp add datamuse-mcp -- npx -y datamuse-mcp
What the publisher says
From the Datamuse MCP repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
datamuse-mcp
MCP server for the Datamuse API (word search, rhymes, synonyms, and more).
This project is open source, free to use, and licensed under MIT.
About
datamuse-mcp is a local stdio MCP server that wraps Datamuse endpoints into validated MCP tools. It is designed for practical word-finding use cases in assistants and clients that support MCP.
Purpose
This server provides simple MCP tools to:
- find synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes;
- run autocomplete;
- fetch lexical details (definitions, POS, syllables, pronunciation, frequency);
- search by spelling pattern (*, ?) or phonetic similarity.
Requirements
- Node.js >= 18
- npm
Install
npm installDevelopment
npm run devBuild & run
npm run build
npm startManual JSON-RPC checks
# List tools
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' | node dist/index.js
# Call a tool
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"find_synonyms","arguments":{"word":"happy"}}}' | node dist/index.jsMore tool examples
{ "tool": "find_antonyms", "arguments": { "word": "happy", "max": 10 } }
{ "tool": "find_rhymes", "arguments": { "word": "love", "type": "perfect", "max": 20 } }
{ "tool": "find_similar_sounding", "arguments": { "text": "definately", "max": 15 } }
{ "tool": "find_by_pattern", "arguments": { "pattern": "s??r?", "meaning_hint": "celestial", "max": 25 } }
{ "tool": "find_related_words", "arguments": { "word": "music", "relation_type": "triggers", "max": 15 } }
{ "tool": "get_word_info", "arguments": { "word": "serendipity" } }
{ "tool": "autocomplete", "arguments": { "prefix": "astro", "max": 10 } }Claude Desktop configuration
Add this to claudedesktopconfig.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"datamuse": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/datamuse-mcp/dist/index.js"]
}
}
}Exposed tools
- find_synonyms
- find_antonyms
- find_rhymes
- findsimilarsounding
- findbypattern
- findrelatedwords
- findadjectivesfor_noun
- findnounsfor_adjective
- getwordinfo
- autocomplete
Security and limits
- The server runs over stdio (local usage recommended).
- Outbound requests go to https://api.datamuse.com.
- A local in-memory cache is used (5-minute TTL), with no disk persistence.
- Datamuse may enforce request limits/quotas.
Publishing
For npm and MCP Registry deployment, see PUBLISHING.md.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Datamuse MCP: common questions
- Is Datamuse MCP server safe?
- Mostly: it is graded B (82/100). Read the Datamuse MCP safety report
- How do I install Datamuse MCP?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Datamuse MCP need an API key?
- Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
- Is Datamuse MCP maintained?
- The last commit was 203 days ago (2026-04-14). The latest release is v1.0.0.
- How does Datamuse MCP compare with other MCP servers?
- safety score 82/100 (higher than 63% of 48,255 servers); tools 10 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.