What is gut?
gut is a MCP server by Kungie that judgment calls on small, cheap models: yes/no, pick-one and rate questions about any text, answered YES, NO or UNSURE. Runs on TypeSafe's Jev, open models on Ollaya, Ollama or a local NLI. It is listed under Data & databases and has 7 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Kungie |
| Repository | Kungie/gut |
| Popularity | 7 GitHub stars |
| Category | Data & databases |
| Security | Review before installing (72/100) |
| Rank | #1,953 of 4,418 MCP servers; #144 in Data & databases |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-13 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is gut safe to install?
gut scores 72/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 3 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 |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| 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 gut?
- 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/Kungie/gut
- 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 gut -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http gut <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 gut for you:
Add the "gut" MCP server from https://github.com/Kungie/gut 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.