Arcane RMCP

MCP server · by dinglebear

Developer Tools npm v0.4.4

Arcane Docker and Compose management over MCP and CLI with authenticated stdio and HTTP.

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Install

Pin version registry version 0.4.4

npm
npx -y @dinglebear/rarcane

npm
npx -y @dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4

Setup by client

Pick your client — the config below is generated for this server (local stdio). Copy respects the “Pin version” switch above.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Claude Desktop docs ↗.

terminal

claude mcp add --env RARCANE_API_URL=<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL> --env RARCANE_API_KEY=<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY> rarcane -- npx -y @dinglebear/rarcane

claude mcp add --env RARCANE_API_URL=<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL> --env RARCANE_API_KEY=<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY> rarcane -- npx -y @dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4

Format verified against the official Claude Code docs ↗.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Cursor docs ↗.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official VS Code docs ↗.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rarcane": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dinglebear/rarcane@0.4.4"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RARCANE_API_URL": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_URL>",
        "RARCANE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_RARCANE_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Windsurf docs ↗.

Environment variables

Defined in the server's official registry manifest. Required secrets are shown as <YOUR_…> placeholders in the configs above.

RARCANE_API_URL required — Arcane API base URL.
RARCANE_API_KEY required secret — Arcane API key or bearer token.
ARCANE_RMCP_VERSION — Optional GitHub release tag override for the downloaded Arcane RMCP binary.
ARCANE_RMCP_REPO — Optional GitHub owner/repo override for release asset downloads.
ARCANE_RMCP_RELEASE_BASE_URL — Optional release download base URL override.
RUST_LOG — Tracing filter for Arcane RMCP logs.

GitHub

⭐ 3 stars · 最近更新于 28 天前 · AGPL-3.0 license

About this server

arcane rmcp Arcane Docker and Compose management over MCP and CLI with authenticated stdio and HTTP. It exposes one MCP tool, arcane , plus the rarcane CLI. Agents can inspect Arcane environments, manage compose projects, containers, images, networks, volumes, registries, GitOps syncs, image updates…

Summary from the project README — github.com/dinglebear-ai/rarcane

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Frequently asked questions

What does the Arcane RMCP MCP server do?

How do I install Arcane RMCP?

Run the install command shown above, then paste the config for your client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Windsurf) into its MCP settings and restart the client.

Is Arcane RMCP free to use?

The MCP server itself is free to install. The source is public on https://github.com/dinglebear-ai/rarcane. Any third-party service it calls may require its own API key and account.

Which clients support Arcane RMCP?

Any MCP-compatible client can use it, including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and custom agents.

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