What is appcrane-mcp?
appcrane-mcp is a MCP server by gitayg that self-hosted, MCP-native deployment platform (AppCrane): AI agents deploy apps, manage secrets, read logs, and roll back on your own server. Enterprise SSO (SAML/OIDC/SCIM) and per-user. It is listed under Cloud & infra and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | gitayg |
| Repository | gitayg/appcrane-mcp |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Cloud & infra |
| Security | Low risk (88/100) |
| Rank | #3,798 of 4,418 MCP servers; #226 in Cloud & infra |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | Linux |
Is appcrane-mcp safe to install?
appcrane-mcp scores 88/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install appcrane-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/gitayg/appcrane-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add appcrane-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http appcrane-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs appcrane-mcp for you:
Add the "appcrane-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/gitayg/appcrane-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.