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Motif

io.github.sleepycobalt/motif ยท v0.5.0

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Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add motif -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY> -e MOTIF_RUNS_DIR=<MOTIF_RUNS_DIR> -- uvx etot-motif==0.5.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motif": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "etot-motif==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "MOTIF_RUNS_DIR": "<MOTIF_RUNS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "motif": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "etot-motif==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "MOTIF_RUNS_DIR": "<MOTIF_RUNS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "motif": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "etot-motif==0.5.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<ANTHROPIC_API_KEY>",
        "MOTIF_RUNS_DIR": "<MOTIF_RUNS_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
Required, secret
Anthropic API key used to run the engine locally
MOTIF_RUNS_DIR
Optional
Directory for run logs (every prompt, response, iteration). Defaults to ~/.motif/runs.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published10 Sep 2026
Last updated10 Sep 2026
Registry nameio.github.sleepycobalt/motif

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