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Ketch CLI
Verified · npm:ketch-cliMCP server by 1broseidon · updated · ★ 722 · 155 downloads a week
Fast, stateless CLI for web search, OSS code search, library docs, scraping, and crawling — with an MCP server for agents. Ketch CLI is published by npm:ketch-cli from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
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Install Ketch CLI
Built from the published package, never by AIclaude mcp add ketch-cli -- npx -y ketch-cliRun in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ketch-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ketch-cli"
]
}
}
}Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ketch-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ketch-cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).
{
"servers": {
"ketch-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ketch-cli"
]
}
}
}Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".
codex mcp add ketch-cli -- npx -y ketch-cli{
"mcpServers": {
"ketch-cli": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ketch-cli"
]
}
}
}Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).
gemini mcp add ketch-cli npx -y ketch-cliGemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.
MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the ketch-cli block.
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Ketch CLI: common questions
How do I install Ketch CLI?
In Claude Code run claude mcp add ketch-cli -- npx -y ketch-cli. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.
Is Ketch CLI the official server?
Ketch CLI is published by npm:ketch-cli from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.
Is Ketch CLI free?
The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.
Is Ketch CLI safe to use?
It scores 86 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality A. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.
What are alternatives to Ketch CLI?
Similar MCP servers: browser-use, Actionbook, Cline, Scrapling MCP Server.
Does Ketch CLI work with ChatGPT?
Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.