# api-explorer-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol server for efficient OpenAPI/Swagger specification exploration and API testing

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/api-explorer-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Foad Kesheh
- homepage: https://github.com/your-username/api-explorer-mcp#readme
- repository: https://github.com/your-username/api-explorer-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: api, automation, exploration, llm, mcp, openapi, swagger, testing, web
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:api-explorer-mcp

### Description (declared)

# API Explorer MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides efficient OpenAPI/Swagger specification exploration and API testing capabilities. Instead of loading entire API specs into context (which consumes many tokens), this server provides a summary-first approach with detailed endpoint exploration.

## Transport Modes

### 🌐 **Server Mode** - HTTP Transport
Perfect for web-based integrations and debugging:
- HTTP-based MCP server on configurable port
- Streamable HTTP sessions with SSE or JSON responses
- Easy to debug and test with curl or web tools
- Stateful spec management in memory

### 📡 **Stdio Mode** - Standard Input/Output Transport  
Ideal for direct MCP client integration:
- Standard input/output transport for MCP clients
- Direct integration with AI assistants and automation tools
- Efficient binary protocol communication
- Perfect for production MCP deployments

## Features

- **Smart OpenAPI Loading**: Load OpenAPI/Swagger specs from files or URLs with token-efficient summaries
- **Complete Schema Details**: Get detailed information about any schema/model definition
- **Endpoint Discovery**: Get high-level overviews of all available endpoints
- **Detailed Endpoint Info**: Retrieve comprehensive details for specific endpoints
- **API Execution**: Execute HTTP requests with full parameter support
- **Multiple Spec Support**: Manage multiple API specifications simultaneously
- **Dual Transport**: HTTP server for debugging + stdio for production

## Installation & Setup

### Dependencies
This project uses `uv` for dependency management. No local installation required - dependencies are managed automatically via `uv run --with`.

### Required Dependencies
- `anyio>=4.5`
- `click>=8.1.0`
- `httpx>=0.27`
- `mcp`
- `PyYAML>=6.0`
- `starlette`
- `uvicorn`

## Usage

### Running the Server

#### HTTP Transport (Server Mode)
```bash
# Start HTTP MCP server (default port 3000)
uv run --with "anyio>=4.5,click>=8.1.0,httpx>=0.27,mcp,PyYAML>=…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- code.testing (1, declared)
- data.apis (1, declared)
- research.web (1, declared)
- code.debugging (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/api-explorer-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:23:07.739Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/api-explorer-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/api-explorer-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:api-explorer-mcp