How do I install mcp-nats?

Its own README gives this command: docker run -i --rm --init -e NATS_URL -e NATS_NO_AUTHENTICATION ghcr.io/sinadarbouy/mcp-nats:0.1.4 --transport stdio. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-nats connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches nats. The credentials we found in its source are NATS_PASSWORD.

Is mcp-nats official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-02.

What licence does mcp-nats use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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mcp-nats

mcp-nats is an MCP server, listed under communication. It reaches nats. It needs NATS_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Serves as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to integrate with the NATS messaging system, requiring no specific credentials.

Install

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

docker run -i --rm --init -e NATS_URL -e NATS_NO_AUTHENTICATION ghcr.io/sinadarbouy/mcp-nats:0.1.4 --transport stdio

View in mcp-nats’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

nats

Credential

NATS_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for NATS messaging system integration

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

mcp-nats compared with similar servers

mcp-nats compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-nats (this page)	nats	NATS_PASSWORD	53	2026-09-02	Apache-2.0
line-bot-mcp-server	channel	CHANNEL_ACCESS_TOKEN	789	2026-10-21	Apache-2.0
graphlit-mcp-server	discord, github, google, graphlit, jira, linear, notion	DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN, GOOGLE_EMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET, GOOGLE_EMAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN, GRAPHLIT_JWT_SECRET, JIRA_TOKEN, LINEAR_API_KEY, NOTION_API_KEY	377	2026-01-12	MIT
mcp-email-server	—	None listed	368	2026-10-25	BSD-3-Clause
telegram-mcp	telegram	None listed	349	2026-05-28	MIT
human-in-the-loop	discord	DISCORD_TOKEN	230	2025-07-02	MIT

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

Common questions about mcp-nats

What does mcp-nats do?: Serves as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to integrate with the NATS messaging system, requiring no specific credentials.
How do I install mcp-nats?: Its own README gives this command: docker run -i --rm --init -e NATS_URL -e NATS_NO_AUTHENTICATION ghcr.io/sinadarbouy/mcp-nats:0.1.4 --transport stdio. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-nats connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches nats. The credentials we found in its source are NATS_PASSWORD.
Is mcp-nats official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 53 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-02.
What licence does mcp-nats use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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