Ofw MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that connects Claude to OurFamilyWizard, giving you natural-language access to your co-parenting messages, calendar, expenses, and journal. Its 25 documented tools cover ofw, message, event, messages. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People who work with ofw, message and event and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-17 · ★ 10 · #17 OF 105 MAINTAINED COMMUNICATION · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Ofw MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set OFW_USERNAME, OFW_PASSWORD before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add chrischall-ofw-mcp -- npx -y ofw-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrischall-ofw-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ofw-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package ofw-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.chrischall is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Ofw MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can sync messages into the local cache (unread bodies left unfetched to avoid read receipts), download a message attachment to disk, or inline as extracted content / bytes, send a message, and create or update a draft.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Ofw MCP lets an agent do.

Ofw

24 tools - e.g. Your profile and co-parent info; Dashboard counts (unread messages, upcoming events, outstanding expenses); Folders with unread counts - get folder IDs here before listing messages

ofw_get_profile · ofw_get_notifications · ofw_list_message_folders · ofw_list_messages · ofw_get_message · ofw_sync_messages…

Complete

1 tool - e.g. true means every part of the snapshot was confirmed live. If it is false, incompleteReasons says what wasn't, and the payload is not a basis for stating a count

complete

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] AI-developed project. This codebase was entirely built and is actively maintained by Claude Sonnet 4.6. No human has audited the implementation. Review all code and tool permissions before use.

Latest releases

v2.17.0 · 2026-09-17

2.17.0 (2026-09-17) · migrate server to SDK v2 · align Zod floor with mcp-utils 0.28.0 (#309) (b9a27e4), closes #307

v2.16.3 · 2026-09-15

2.16.3 (2026-09-15) · @fetchproxy/server 3.0.1 - capped peer frames, logged load drops, atomic identity writes

v2.16.2 · 2026-09-14

2.16.2 (2026-09-13) · bump the production-dependencies group with 3 updates

04 · Who maintains Ofw MCP

ofw-mcp is maintained by chrischall. We track 68 MCP servers from chrischall - 67 actively maintained, 47 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from chrischall.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/chrischall/ofw-mcp
category: communication - ranked #17 of 105 actively-maintained communication servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-17)
registry: io.github.chrischall/ofw-mcp (active, first published 2026-05-04 · 52 versions)
packages: npm:ofw-mcp

06 · Ofw MCP FAQ

Is Ofw MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-17 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Ofw MCP do?

How do I install Ofw MCP?

Run `npx -y ofw-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (OFW_USERNAME, OFW_PASSWORD) to set first. Set OFW_USERNAME, OFW_PASSWORD before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Ofw MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Ofw MCP

Alternatives to Ofw MCP

Maintained communication servers if Ofw MCP isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

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