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Nerdychefs MCP Server

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Search, browse and pick from the free NerdyChefs.ai prompt library from any MCP client.

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Search, browse and pick from the free NerdyChefs.ai prompt library from any MCP client.

Security Report

6.2
Moderate6.2Moderate Risk

A well-designed MCP server that provides access to the NerdyChefs.ai prompt library with strong security practices. The codebase demonstrates proper input validation, secure API configuration enforcement, comprehensive test coverage, and no malicious patterns. Minor code quality observations around error handling breadth do not materially impact security. Supply chain analysis found 2 known vulnerabilities in dependencies (1 critical, 0 high severity). Package verification found 1 issue.

7 files analyzed · 5 issues found

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-mayeu20-nerdychefs-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "nerdychefs-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

View on GitHub

From the project's GitHub README.

nerdychefs-mcp

An MCP server that gives your assistant access to the free prompt library at NerdyChefs.ai. Search for a task, open a pack, or pick a random prompt to try.

It runs over stdio and fetches prompts when you first need them. Data stays in memory for 60 minutes. Requires Node 20 or newer.

Tools

NameArgumentsWhat you get
search_promptsquery (2 to 200 characters); optional category, persona, tag, limit (1 to 25, default 10), include_prompt_text (default false)Ranked prompt summaries, total matches, and links.
get_promptid (integer)One prompt with its full text and links.
random_promptOptional category, persona, tagA random prompt with full text and the pool size.
list_packsOptional category, query, limit (1 to 120, default 50)Packs ordered by title, with descriptions and links.
get_packid (slug or exact title); optional include_prompts (default true), include_prompt_text (default false)Pack details, sections, and optional prompts ordered by ID.
list_categoriesNoneCategories, subcategories, and prompt counts.
list_personasOptional top (1 to 873, default 50), queryPersonas ordered by count, then name.
list_tagsOptional top (1 to 500, default 50), queryTags ordered by count, then name.

Category, persona, and tag filters use case-insensitive exact matches. Pack queries search titles and descriptions. Persona and tag queries match part of a name. Search results omit prompt text unless requested.

The resource nerdychefs://pack/{slug} returns the same JSON as get_pack with prompt summaries and no prompt text.

Installation for Claude Desktop

Add this entry to your MCP configuration, then restart the client:

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

Installation for Claude Code

claude mcp add nerdychefs -- npx -y nerdychefs-mcp

Installation for Cursor

Add this to your MCP configuration:

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

Installation for Codex CLI

codex mcp add nerdychefs -- npx -y nerdychefs-mcp

Configuration

NERDYCHEFS_API_BASE defaults to https://www.nerdychefs.ai/api. Set it in the server's environment to change the API path. Remote URLs must use HTTPS on www.nerdychefs.ai. Local HTTP addresses are accepted for fixture tests. Redirects are refused.

Files load on demand and are cached separately for 60 minutes. Failed requests get one retry. A failed tool call names the file that could not load.

Privacy

The only remote host the server talks to is www.nerdychefs.ai. It downloads public JSON files. Searches and filters run locally. No user queries, prompt inputs, or client conversations are sent to the site.

Nothing is logged or sent anywhere else. There is no telemetry, analytics, or runtime disk cache. Local fixture tests use a loopback HTTP server. Returned website links include the fixed utm_source=mcp, utm_medium=tool, and utm_campaign=nerdychefs_mcp parameters.

Attribution

Prompts from NerdyChefs.ai. Prompts are served live from nerdychefs.ai and remain that site's content. Each prompt result includes attribution and links to its prompt and pack pages. The package does not include the prompt corpus.

Development

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm test
NERDYCHEFS_LIVE=1 pnpm test

The regular tests use small local fixtures. The live smoke test runs only when NERDYCHEFS_LIVE=1. Start the compiled server with node dist/index.js, or use pnpm dev while editing. Standard output is reserved for MCP messages.

Licence

The server code is MIT licensed. Copyright 2026 Mathieu Kessler. See LICENSE. This licence covers the server code. Prompts remain NerdyChefs.ai content.

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