Kite MCP Server

The path to the config file can be found in the claude_desktop_config.json file.

Local serverstdio

What is the Kite MCP Server?

Kite MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the illustriousj/kite-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “The path to the config file can be found in the claude_desktop_config.json file”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using go. 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 APP_MODE, KITE_API_KEY, KITE_API_SECRET. 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.

How to install the Kite MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kite": {
      "command": "go",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "<ABSOLUTE_PATH>/main.go"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APP_MODE": "stdio",
        "KITE_API_KEY": "YOUR_KITE_API_KEY",
        "KITE_API_SECRET": "YOUR_KITE_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
APP_MODE	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
KITE_API_KEY	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
KITE_API_SECRET	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation