Footnote MCP Server

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Local serverstdio

What is the Footnote MCP Server?

Footnote is an MCP integration. Every number in an AI answer traces back to the rows that produced it.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is @brick-byte/footnote, version 0.1.1. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares DATABASE_URL: Postgres connection string. Omit to use the built-in SQLite sample database.; PROVENANCE_DB: Path to the SQLite provenance log. Defaults to in-memory, which discards the trail on exit.; PROVENANCE_ACTOR: Identity recorded against each provenance record. In production this comes from the request's auth..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.1.1 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DATABASE_URLPostgres connection string. Omit to use the built-in SQLite sample database.Optional
PROVENANCE_DBPath to the SQLite provenance log. Defaults to in-memory, which discards the trail on exit.Optional
PROVENANCE_ACTORIdentity recorded against each provenance record. In production this comes from the request's auth.Optional