ask-mcp
by PylotLight
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOST | No | Bind address (default: 127.0.0.1) | 127.0.0.1 |
| PORT | No | HTTP port (default: 8787) | 8787 |
| CONFIG | No | Config file path (default: ~/.config/ask-mcp/config.json) | ~/.config/ask-mcp/config.json |
| NO_OPEN | No | Set to 'true' to disable auto-opening forms in a browser | false |
| SURFACE | No | Surface mode: auto | apps | browser (default: auto) | auto |
| BASE_URL | No | Public base URL for form links | |
| DATA_DIR | No | Artifact directory (default: ~/.config/ask-mcp) | ~/.config/ask-mcp |
| AUTH_TOKEN | No | Require Bearer auth on the MCP endpoint | |
| TIMEOUT_MS | No | Ask blocking timeout in milliseconds (default: 600000, min 1000) | 600000 |
| ADMIN_TOKEN | No | Unlock the /admin panel (falls back to AUTH_TOKEN) | |
| RETENTION_DAYS | No | Prune artifacts older than n days at startup and every 6 hours (default: 0 = forever) | 0 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No tools | |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
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No resources | |
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
ResponsivenessNo issues