# bark-mcp

> MCP server talking to Bark notification server for iOS

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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/bark-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Bark MCP Contributors
- homepage: https://github.com/yourusername/bark-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/yourusername/bark-mcp/issues
- version: 0.1.2
- license: MIT License
        
        Copyright (c) 2025 Jie Tong
      …
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:bark-mcp

### Description (declared)

# bark-mcp

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects to [Bark](https://github.com/Finb/bark-server), a notification server for iOS. This allows LLM applications to send notifications to iOS devices through the MCP standard.

## Features

- Simple MCP server implementation using FastMCP
- Single tool: `notify` to send notifications to iOS devices
- Configurable via environment variables
- Easy to use command-line interface

## Installation

```bash
# Install from PyPI
pip install bark-mcp

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/bark-mcp.git
cd bark-mcp
pip install -e .
```

## Configuration

The server requires the following environment variables:

- `BARK_SERVER_URL`: URL of the Bark server (e.g., `https://api.day.app`)
- `BARK_API_KEY`: Your Bark API key/device key

You can set these variables in your environment or create a `.env` file:

```
BARK_SERVER_URL=https://api.day.app
BARK_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```

### Bark API Format

The server uses the Bark API with the following URL formats:

- `GET /{bark-key}/{title}/{content}?url={url}` (when title and URL are provided)
- `GET /{bark-key}/{title}/{content}` (when only title is provided)
- `GET /{bark-key}/{content}` (when only content is provided)

## Usage

### Command Line

Start the MCP server using either of these commands:

```bash
# Using the standard command (after installing the package)
bark-mcp

# Using uvx (runs without installing the package)
uvx bark-mcp
```

Both commands support the same options:

```bash
# Specify a .env file
bark-mcp --env-file /path/to/.env
# or
uvx bark-mcp --env-file /path/to/.env

# Enable debug logging
bark-mcp --debug
# or
uvx bark-mcp --debug
```

> **Note**: `uvx` is a command from the `uv` package manager that runs Python tools in temporary, isolated environments without installing them permanently. Install it with `pip install uv`.
>
> **Important**: Make sure to use `uvx bark-mcp` with a hyphen, not `uvx bark_mcp` with an unde…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/bark-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:26:38.482Z)

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