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murphys-laws MCP server

Name: murphys-laws
Author: murphys-laws.com

com.murphys-laws · Updated 4d ago

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At a glance

murphys-laws is an MCP server in the Web & Search category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y murphys-laws-mcp`, and declares no required credentials. It scores A (80/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 27, 2026.

Source 1

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install murphys-laws in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install murphys-laws in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add murphys-laws -- npx -y murphys-laws-mcp

2
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install murphys-laws in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "murphys-laws": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "murphys-laws-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install murphys-laws in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "murphys-laws": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "murphys-laws-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install murphys-laws in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.murphys-laws]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "murphys-laws-mcp"]

Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install murphys-laws in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "murphys-laws": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "murphys-laws-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install murphys-laws in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "murphys-laws": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "murphys-laws-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

How to install murphys-laws in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "murphys-laws": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "murphys-laws-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What tools does murphys-laws expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

Read from the published package source — never executed. Parsed 11 of 11 source files.

This server can read your environment variables.

How it was published

No provenance attestation — there is nothing linking this published artifact to a specific source commit.
1 npm maintainer — a single point of compromise · last published by ravidor.

Maintainer of this package and think something here is wrong? Tell us and we'll correct it.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit 2 days ago — Actively maintained.
1 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.
47 weekly downloads — Very few installs — you would be an early user.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

A · 80

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 2 days ago.
Adoption20%24%
1 stars, 47 weekly downloads.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%100%
Package and registry entry point at the same repository.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (1.2.5).

Documentation

Full README

Murphy's Laws

A comprehensive collection of Murphy's Laws - humorous observations about life's tendency for things to go wrong.

Available on the Web, with iOS and Android releases forthcoming.

Platforms

Web: <https://murphys-laws.com> (PWA - installable, works offline)
iOS: Coming Soon
Android: Coming Soon

AI & Developer Integration

Four official ways to integrate Murphy's Laws. No API key for reads.

| Package | npm | Purpose | |---------|-----|---------| | `murphys-laws-sdk` | ![npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/murphys-laws-sdk) | Typed TypeScript client, zero deps | | `murphys-laws-cli` | ![npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/murphys-laws-cli) | Command-line interface (npx murphys-laws-cli) | | `murphys-laws-mcp` | ![npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/murphys-laws-mcp) | Model Context Protocol server for AI agents | | REST API | - | Public HTTP API at https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/ |

Full details and examples on the developer landing page.

REST API

Public API at https://murphys-laws.com/api/v1/, no auth required for reads.

API Documentation
OpenAPI spec
llms.txt | llms-full.txt

TypeScript SDK

`murphys-laws-sdk` on npm is a tiny typed client over the REST API with zero runtime dependencies.

Excerpt — the full document is on GitHub.

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