MCP System Info MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time system information and metrics. This server exposes CPU usage, memory statistics, disk

Local serverstdioPython

What is the MCP System Info MCP server?

MCP System Info becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp system info mcp server. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time system information and metrics. This server exposes CPU usage, memory statistics, disk information, network status, and running processes through a standardized MCP interface.

What MCP System Info does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time system information and metrics. This server exposes CPU usage, memory statistics, disk information, network status, and running processes through a standardized MCP interface.

Installing the mcp system info mcp server

The server is distributed via PyPI as install, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

The server reads 6 environment variables: SYSINFO_CACHE_TTL, SYSINFO_LOG_LEVEL, SYSINFO_TRANSPORT, SYSINFO_HOST, SYSINFO_PORT, SYSINFO_MOUNT_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Knowledge and memory servers address the most frustrating trait of language models — walking into every conversation with no recollection of the last one. MCP System Info sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other knowledge memory servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • Maintained by dknell, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the mcp system info mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the MCP System Info MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "system-info": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-system-info"],
      "env": {
        "SYSINFO_CACHE_TTL": "10",
        "SYSINFO_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SYSINFO_CACHE_TTLConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SYSINFO_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SYSINFO_TRANSPORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SYSINFO_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
SYSINFO_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
SYSINFO_MOUNT_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP System Info to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP System Info directly.