kanka-mcp-server MCP Server

Local MCP tool for the Kanka worldbuilding API. Runs on your machine via stdio — no remote server needed.

Local serverstdio

What is the kanka-mcp-server MCP Server?

kanka-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the heartran/kanka-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Local MCP tool for the Kanka worldbuilding API. Runs on your machine via stdio — no remote server needed”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares KANKA_API_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

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How to install the kanka-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kanka": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "<ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_REPO>/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KANKA_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_KANKA_API_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KANKA_API_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation