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Running The Server

Personal MCP can run as an HTTP service or as a local stdio process.

Local HTTP Server

Build the website before starting the application:

uv sync
uv run zensical build
uv run personal-mcp --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8765

The server then provides:

• http://127.0.0.1:8765/docs/ for the website
• http://127.0.0.1:8765/mcp for MCP clients

The host, port, log level, debug mode, and reload behavior can be set with command-line options or PERSONAL_MCP_ environment variables.

Local Stdio Server

For clients that manage the server process themselves:

uv run mcp-stdio

This mode provides MCP only; it does not host the website.

Docker

The included Compose configuration builds the website into the image and publishes the service on port 8765:

docker compose up --build

For a remote deployment, place the service behind a reverse proxy and review the security guidance.