How do I install sysknife?

Its own README gives this command: npx sysknife-setup. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does sysknife connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches anthropic. The credentials we found in its source are ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and PG_PASSWORD.

Is sysknife official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.

What licence does sysknife use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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sysknife

sysknife is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches anthropic. It needs ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and PG_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

sysknife administers Linux by generating commands based on AI-selected actions, which require approval and are audited using Ed25519 signatures.

Install

Read from sysknife’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx sysknife-setup

View in sysknife’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

anthropic

Credential

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, PG_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

An AI that administers Linux through typed, approval-gated, Ed25519-audited actions. The model selects the action; the daemon builds the command.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

sysknife compared with similar servers

sysknife compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
sysknife (this page)	anthropic	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, PG_PASSWORD	16	2026-10-21	MIT
doop	anthropic, azure, better(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, BETTER_AUTH_SECRET	930	2026-10-22	AGPL-3.0
just-prompt	anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	739	2025-08-10	—
cdp-bridge-mcp	anthropic(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	304	2026-10-07	MIT
flama	anthropic, openai(1 shared)	None listed	304	2026-10-13	Apache-2.0
computer-control-mcp	anthropic(1 shared)	None listed	171	2026-07-25	MIT

Ranked by services in common with sysknife, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about sysknife

What does sysknife do?: sysknife administers Linux by generating commands based on AI-selected actions, which require approval and are audited using Ed25519 signatures.
How do I install sysknife?: Its own README gives this command: npx sysknife-setup. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does sysknife connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches anthropic. The credentials we found in its source are ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and PG_PASSWORD.
Is sysknife official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 16 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-21.
What licence does sysknife use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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