Agentburn MCP Server

Claude Code · Codex CLI · Gemini CLI · opencode · OpenClaw · Hermes Agent - one normalized core, local, read-only, zero dependencies

People who work with cost tracking, hermes agent and observability and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-14 · ★ 113 · #9 OF 120 MAINTAINED DEVOPS & MONITORING · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agentburn

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add socialpranker-agentburn -- uvx agentburn

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "socialpranker-agentburn": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "agentburn"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

pypi package agentburn - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Agentburn can do

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

Latest releases

v0.14.0 · 2026-09-06

Every absolute number this tool printed for Claude Code was inflated by ~1.8×. Fixed, and the release adds the measurement that makes a subscription legible: your own wall. · One reply was counted several times…

v0.13.3 · 2026-08-27

agentburn drift has been printing "world: no data" for every model. Two independent breakages, both fixed. · The join never matched · The public archive names a model anthropic/claude-opus-5-20260723. Claude Code logs…

v0.13.2 · 2026-08-27

A privacy fix worth upgrading for, plus a community index that finally means something on a subscription. · explain --yes-remote was leaking paths inside prose · The command promises a remote endpoint gets a redacted…

04 · Who maintains Agentburn

agentburn is maintained by socialpranker. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

category
DevOps & monitoring - ranked #9 of 120 actively-maintained DevOps & monitoring servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-06)
registry
io.github.Socialpranker/agentburn (active, first published 2026-06-10 · 13 versions)
packages
pypi:agentburn

06 · Agentburn FAQ

What is Agentburn?

Claude Code · Codex CLI · Gemini CLI · opencode · OpenClaw · Hermes Agent - one normalized core, local, read-only, zero dependencies

Is Agentburn still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-14 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agentburn?

Run `uvx agentburn`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agentburn run locally?

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

07 · Alternatives to Agentburn