# binnacle-mcp

> Linux and Raspberry Pi MCP server for files, search and durable commands.

Record `binnacle-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/binnacle-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/binnacle-mcp
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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/binnacle-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Binnacle contributors
- homepage: https://github.com/grammy-jiang/binnacle
- repository: https://github.com/grammy-jiang/binnacle
- version: 1.0.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, fastmcp, raspberry-pi, linux, ai-agents, developer-tools
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:binnacle-mcp

### Description (declared)

# binnacle

Binnacle is a small MCP server that lets an AI agent work on a Linux/Raspberry Pi
through deterministic tools: read/search files, run commands, and manage
long-running jobs.

> **Status:** developer-oriented Linux proof of concept. Distribution
> releases are versioned and verified independently of Raspberry Pi
> deployments. Check the package index for PyPI availability.

**Security:** Binnacle allows AI clients to read/write files and run shell
commands within configured roots. The bearer token is sensitive; client
identifiers used for tool visibility are not a strong authorization boundary.
Use it only on a trusted machine/network, keep the endpoint bound to localhost,
and put an authenticated gateway in front of any tunnel. **Do not expose the
MCP endpoint to the public Internet without appropriate security controls.**

## Install from PyPI

Binnacle targets Linux with Python 3.10–3.14. Its managed services use
systemd --user and additionally require bash and ripgrep (rg).

```bash
python -m pip install binnacle-mcp==1.0.1
binnacle --help
binnacle doctor
```

Review any host changes before running setup:

```bash
binnacle setup --dry-run
```

For managed services, configuration, bearer token provisioning and the optional
tunnel companion, follow the Quick start and configuration guidance below.
Installation does **not** automatically start or expose an MCP server.

## Quick start

Requirements: Linux with systemd user services, bash, ripgrep (rg), Git, and
uv. Python 3.10-3.14 is supported by the current test matrix.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/grammy-jiang/binnacle.git
cd binnacle

# Create/sync the development environment, install every configured Git hook,
# and verify the checkout.
uv run scripts/dev.py bootstrap

# Preview the machine changes first: every action, and the unit diff.
uv run binnacle setup --dev "$PWD" --dry-run

# Create the bearer token plus the MCP and durable-jobs systemd user units.
# The MCP checkout auto-reloads i…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.terminal (1, derived)
- dev.filesystem (0.814, derived)
- dev.ci-cd (0.779, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/binnacle-mcp/ (first seen 2026-10-09T15:28:34.654Z)

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