mcp-spine
mcp-spine is an MCP server, listed under search. It reaches brave and github. It needs BRAVE_API_KEY and GITHUB_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 11 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.
Context Minifier & State Guard — Local-first MCP middleware proxy
Install
Read from mcp-spine’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
pip install mcp-spine
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
brave, github
Credential
BRAVE_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN
Maintenance
Stars
11
State
listed
Licence
MIT
From the repository
Context Minifier & State Guard — Local-first MCP middleware proxy
mcp-spine compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp-spine (this page) | brave, github | BRAVE_API_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN | 11 | 2026-04-25 | MIT |
| mcpcodeserver | brave, github(2 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN | 14 | 2025-10-13 | MIT |
| mcp-omnisearch | exa, github, tavily(1 shared) | EXA_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY | 357 | 2026-10-23 | MIT |
| mcp-compose | brave, oauth(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, MCP_API_KEY, OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET | 58 | 2025-10-09 | AGPL-3.0 |
| AiCore | brave, claude(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY, CLAUDE_PROXY_TOKEN | 27 | 2026-07-03 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-web-search-tool | brave(1 shared) | BRAVE_API_KEY | 16 | 2026-10-16 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with mcp-spine, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about mcp-spine
- What does mcp-spine do?
- Context Minifier & State Guard — Local-first MCP middleware proxy
- How do I install mcp-spine?
- Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-spine. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does mcp-spine connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches brave and github. The credentials we found in its source are BRAVE_API_KEY and GITHUB_TOKEN.
- Is mcp-spine official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 11 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-04-25.
- What licence does mcp-spine use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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