Read, create, update and delete gists on a self-hosted Opengist instance
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add opengist-mcp -e OPENGIST_URL=<OPENGIST_URL> -e OPENGIST_TOKEN=<OPENGIST_TOKEN> -e OPENGIST_READ_ONLY=<OPENGIST_READ_ONLY> -e OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS=<OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS> -e OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS=<OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS> -e OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS=<OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"opengist-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OPENGIST_URL": "<OPENGIST_URL>",
"OPENGIST_TOKEN": "<OPENGIST_TOKEN>",
"OPENGIST_READ_ONLY": "<OPENGIST_READ_ONLY>",
"OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS": "<OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS>",
"OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"opengist-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OPENGIST_URL": "<OPENGIST_URL>",
"OPENGIST_TOKEN": "<OPENGIST_TOKEN>",
"OPENGIST_READ_ONLY": "<OPENGIST_READ_ONLY>",
"OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS": "<OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS>",
"OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"opengist-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"OPENGIST_URL": "<OPENGIST_URL>",
"OPENGIST_TOKEN": "<OPENGIST_TOKEN>",
"OPENGIST_READ_ONLY": "<OPENGIST_READ_ONLY>",
"OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS": "<OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLS>",
"OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS": "<OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
OPENGIST_URLRequired | Base URL of the Opengist instance, e.g. https://gist.example.com |
OPENGIST_TOKENRequired, secret | Opengist Personal Access Token (starts with og_), created under Settings -> Access Tokens |
OPENGIST_READ_ONLYOptional | Set to true to not register any write tools (create, update, delete, fork, like) |
OPENGIST_INSECURE_TLSOptional | Set to true to accept self-signed TLS certificates (scoped to the Opengist connection) |
OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools) |
OPENGIST_DENY_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever OPENGIST_ALLOW_TOOLS left |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | ghcr.io/ni-c/opengist-mcp:0.5.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Last updated | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.ni-c/opengist-mcp |
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