# goatcounter-mcp-server

> Goatcounter API tool for FastMCP

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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/goatcounter-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/rafaljanicki/goatcounter-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/rafaljanicki/goatcounter-mcp-server
- version: 0.2.4
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:goatcounter-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# Goatcounter MCP Server

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## Overview

This project provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the [Goatcounter](https://www.goatcounter.com/) web analytics API. It allows language models or other MCP clients to easily query Goatcounter statistics and information using a standardized tool interface.

The server is built using Python and the [FastMCP](https://github.com/metr/fastmcp) library. It reads your Goatcounter site code and API key from environment variables for authentication.

## Features

*   Provides tools for most Goatcounter API endpoints.
*   Handles API key and site code configuration via environment variables (`GOATCOUNTER_API_KEY`, `GOATCOUNTER_CODE`).
*   Lazy initialization of the API client: Tools can be listed even if API credentials are not yet configured.
*   **Rate Limit Handling**: Implements automatic retries with backoff when encountering API rate limits (HTTP 429).
    *   Prioritizes the `X-Rate-Limit-Reset` header for waiting if provided by the API.
    *   Falls back to exponential backoff (starting at 1 second) with random jitter if the header is unavailable or invalid.
    *   Retries up to 5 times before failing.
*   Runs directly using the `fastmcp` command-line tool.

## Installation

### Option 1: Installing via Smithery (Recommended)

To install X (Twitter) MCP server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/goatcounter-mcp-server):

```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @rafaljanicki/goatcounter-mcp-server --client claude
```

### Option 2: Install from PyPI
The easiest way to install `goatcounter-mcp-server` is via PyPI:

```bash
pip install goatcounter-mcp-server
```

Or install directly from the repository:

```bash
pip install git+https://github.com/rafaljanicki/goatcounter-mcp-server.git
```

### Option 3: Install fro…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.version-control (1, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/goatcounter-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:24:14.968Z)

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