Gistpad MCP
π An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists
Gistpad MCP is an open-source mcp server by lostintangent, written mainly in TypeScript, with 207 GitHub stars and the MIT license. Its code was last updated Jan 16, 2026. The latest npm release is gistpad-mcp 0.5.0, published Jan 15, 2026, with 140 downloads last week.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 4730a35. No capabilities flagged by our checks. Scan policy
How to install Gistpad MCP
Built from the start command in the project's README: npx -y gistpad-mcp. Check the README for required keys or settings.
claude mcp add gistpad-mcp -- npx -y gistpad-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"gistpad-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gistpad-mcp"
]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"gistpad-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"gistpad-mcp"
]
}
}
}code --add-mcp '{"name":"gistpad-mcp","command":"npx","args":["-y","gistpad-mcp"]}'What Gistpad MCP can touch
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read environment and secretsNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to the internetNot run in this scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 4730a35, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install Gistpad MCP
AgenticMart scanned Gistpad MCP on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to use a code-hosting token (GitHub/GitLab).
Before you install
- Use a fine-grained token limited to the repos it needs.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by lostintangent on GitHub, 207 stars and 37 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Jan 16, 2026.
- Open-source license: MIT.
Gistpad MCP is an open-source mcp server by lostintangent, written mainly in TypeScript. π An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists
At a glance
- Stars
- 207
- Forks
- 37
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Mar 2025
- Last update
- Jan 16, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about Gistpad MCP
What is Gistpad MCP?
π An MCP server for managing your personal knowledge, daily notes, and re-usable prompts via GitHub Gists
Who maintains Gistpad MCP?
Gistpad MCP is maintained by lostintangent on GitHub (lostintangent/gistpad-mcp). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is Gistpad MCP safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned Gistpad MCP on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does Gistpad MCP use?
It is published under the MIT license.
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