What is contextpulse?
contextpulse is a MCP server by ContextPulse that local desktop context capture: screen OCR, voice transcription, keyboard and mouse activity and clipboard, with activity history and semantic memory. It is listed under Productivity and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | ContextPulse |
| Repository | ContextPulse/contextpulse |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #3,656 of 4,418 MCP servers; #152 in Productivity |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows |
Is contextpulse safe to install?
contextpulse 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 contextpulse?
- 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/ContextPulse/contextpulse
- 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 contextpulse -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http contextpulse <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 contextpulse for you:
Add the "contextpulse" MCP server from https://github.com/ContextPulse/contextpulse 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.