What is ariadne?
ariadne is a MCP server by whyy9527 that offline cross-service API dependency graph: find GraphQL operations, REST endpoints, Kafka topics and frontend queries related to a business term or endpoint. It is listed under Developer tools and has 4 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | whyy9527 |
| Repository | whyy9527/ariadne |
| Popularity | 4 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #2,336 of 4,418 MCP servers; #526 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is ariadne safe to install?
ariadne scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. 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 |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install ariadne?
- 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/whyy9527/ariadne
- 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 ariadne -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http ariadne <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 ariadne for you:
Add the "ariadne" MCP server from https://github.com/whyy9527/ariadne 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.