# canforge-mcp

> Local, read-only MCP tools for CAN databases and capture logs

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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/canforge-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://canforge.io/canforge-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/canforge/canforge-mcp/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT License
        
        Copyright (c) 2026 André Delgado
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- protocols: mcp
- tags: can, dbc, mcp, automotive, canbus
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:canforge-mcp

### Description (declared)

# canforge-mcp

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`canforge-mcp` is a local, read-only MCP server for inspecting DBC files and
decoding CAN capture logs.

Files stay on the machine running the server. The server exposes bounded tools
instead of uploading captures or returning unbounded traces.

## Tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `dbc_info` | DBC version, message/signal/node counts, and node names |
| `list_messages` | Bounded message summaries, with optional search |
| `get_message` | Full message and signal detail by name or arbitration ID |
| `search_signals` | Bounded signal search across a DBC |
| `decode_frame` | Decode one hexadecimal CAN payload |
| `validate_dbc` | Structured DBC validation issues |
| `diff_dbcs` | Added, removed, and changed messages and signals |
| `probe_log` | Detect a log format and read header metadata |
| `log_stats` | Frame count, span, ID counts, and median cycle times |
| `log_signal_inventory` | One-pass inventory of DBC signals observed in a log |
| `read_frames` | Bounded raw-frame samples with ID and time filters |
| `decode_log` | Bounded decoded frames from a DBC and log |
| `signal_timeseries` | Downsampled timestamp/value points for one signal |

See [the tool reference](docs/tools.md) for arguments, return shapes, and hard
caps.

## Install

Run directly with `uvx`:

```bash
uvx canforge-mcp
```

Or install with pip:

```bash
pip install canforge-mcp
canforge-mcp
```

Requires Python `>=3.11`.

## Configure

Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add canforge -- uvx canforge-mcp
```

Claude Desktop (`claude_desktop_config.json`):

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.docs-lookup (0.791, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/canforge-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:29:31.166Z)

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