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.
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Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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|---|---|
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 | |
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