Monkeytype MCP Server

An MCP server for monkeytype.com API that exposes tools for LLM interaction

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What is the Monkeytype MCP server?

Monkeytype MCP server is a hosted integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. An MCP server for monkeytype.com API that exposes tools for LLM interaction.

What you get

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to all endpoints of the MonkeyType API. The server exposes MCP tools that allow Large Language Models (LLMs) to interact with the MonkeyType API.

  • Exposes all MonkeyType API endpoints as MCP tools
  • Compatible with any LLM that supports the Model Context Protocol
  • Simple API key-based authentication per tool call
  • Comprehensive error handling
  • Rate limit awareness (respects MonkeyType's rate limits)

What the assistant can call

Once Monkeytype is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • check_username — Check if a username is available
  • get_personal_bests — Get user's personal bests
  • get_tags — Get user's tags
  • get_stats — Get user's stats
  • get_profile — Get user's profile
  • send_forgot_password_email — Send forgot password email
  • get_current_test_activity — Get current test activity
  • get_streak — Get user's streak
  • get_results — Get up to 1000 test results
  • get_result_by_id — Get result by ID
  • get_last_result — Get last result
  • get_speed_histogram — Get speed histogram

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: MONKEYTYPE_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Choosing this one

This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Monkeytype's toolset — check_username, get_personal_bests, get_tags and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by abhinav2006; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Monkeytype's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Monkeytype.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the monkeytype mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
check_usernameCheck if a username is available
get_personal_bestsGet user's personal bests
get_tagsGet user's tags
get_statsGet user's stats
get_profileGet user's profile
send_forgot_password_emailSend forgot password email
get_current_test_activityGet current test activity
get_streakGet user's streak
get_resultsGet up to 1000 test results
get_result_by_idGet result by ID
get_last_resultGet last result
get_speed_histogramGet speed histogram
get_typing_statsGet typing stats
get_leaderboardGet leaderboard

How to install the Monkeytype MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "monkeytype": {
      "command": "sh",
      "args": ["-c", "cd $(mktemp -d) && npm install monkeytype-mcp && npx monkeytype-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "MONKEYTYPE_API_KEY": "YOUR_APE_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MONKEYTYPE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Monkeytype to check username.
  • Use Monkeytype to get personal bests.
  • Use Monkeytype to get tags.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Monkeytype to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (check_username, get_personal_bests, get_tags, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Monkeytype directly.