What is tactual?
tactual is a MCP server by tactual-dev that screen-reader navigation cost analyzer that models assistive technology user effort with per-profile scoring, graph-based pathfinding and navigation traces. It is listed under Developer tools and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | tactual-dev |
| Repository | tactual-dev/tactual |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #3,255 of 4,418 MCP servers; #663 in Developer tools |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-06-28 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is tactual safe to install?
tactual 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 tactual?
- 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/tactual-dev/tactual
- 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 tactual -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http tactual <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 tactual for you:
Add the "tactual" MCP server from https://github.com/tactual-dev/tactual 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.