What is artel?
artel is a MCP server by NicolasPrimeau that self-hosted coordination for agent fleets: shared semantic memory, tasks, agent-to-agent messaging, session handoffs and cross-agent knowledge synthesis. It is listed under Knowledge & memory and has 9 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | NicolasPrimeau |
| Repository | NicolasPrimeau/artel |
| Popularity | 9 GitHub stars |
| Category | Knowledge & memory |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,810 of 4,418 MCP servers; #206 in Knowledge & memory |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-10 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is artel safe to install?
artel 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 artel?
- 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/NicolasPrimeau/artel
- 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 artel -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http artel <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 artel for you:
Add the "artel" MCP server from https://github.com/NicolasPrimeau/artel 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.