# nife-restapi-mcp-server

> Dynamic MCP server that auto-generates tools from any REST API OpenAPI/Swagger schema

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

## Declared
- repository: https://github.com/nifetency/nife-mcp-restapi
- version: 1.0.2
- license: MIT License 
         
        Copyright (c) 2024 REST API MCP …
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, restapi, openapi, swagger, llm, claude, ai, model-context-protocol
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:nife-restapi-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# REST API MCP Server 
 
![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11+-blue) 
![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-green) 
![MCP](https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-compatible-purple) 
 
A dynamic Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that automatically discovers and generates tools from any REST API using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications. Point it at any OpenAPI spec and it instantly exposes every endpoint as an MCP tool — zero manual configuration. 
 
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## Installation 
 
```bash 
pip install nife-restapi-mcp-server 
``` 
 
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## Configuration 
 
There are **four ways** to configure the server. They are applied in priority order — higher entries win: 
 
| Priority | Method | Best for | 
|----------|--------|----------| 
| 1 | CLI arguments | One-off runs, testing | 
| 2 | Environment variables | Docker, CI/CD, shell scripts | 
| 3 | `.env` file | Local development | 
| 4 | Defaults | Nothing required by default | 
 
### Method 1 — CLI Arguments 
 
```bash 
restapi-mcp-server --base-url https://api.example.com --spec-url https://api.example.com/openapi.json --token mytoken 
``` 
 
All available flags: 
 
``` 
--base-url URL       REST API base URL (required if not set via env) 
--spec-url URL       OpenAPI/Swagger spec URL or local file path (required if not set via env) 
--token TOKEN        API access token for bearer authentication 
--auth-type TYPE     Authentication type: bearer, apikey, basic, none (default: bearer) 
--mode stdio|http    Server mode (default: stdio) 
--port PORT          HTTP port, only used in http mode (default: 8080) 
--host HOST          HTTP host, only used in http mode (default: 0.0.0.0) 
--log-level LEVEL    Logging level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR (default: INFO) 
--env-file PATH      Path to a custom .env file 
--version            Show version and exit 
``` 
 
### Method 2 — Environment Variables 
 
```bash 
export REST_API_BASE_URL=https://api.example.com 
export OPENAPI_SPEC_URL=https://api.example.com/o…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.apis (1, declared)
- dev.ci-cd (1, derived)
- security.identity (0.825, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/nife-restapi-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:25:14.013Z)

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