Abell MCP Server

A Low-Level, Framework Agnostic, Highly Flexible Static-Site-Generator to help you build Static Sites without too much of learning curve. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-03-04 · ★ 439 · #347 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Abell

Claude Code

claude mcp add abelljs-abell -- npx -y abell-ai

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "abelljs-abell": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "abell-ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 abell-ai - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

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

03 · What Abell can do

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

Latest releases

abell-ai-v0.0.8 · 2025-05-01

Abell MCP · This release adds abell-ai package in monorepo which exposes MCP server of Abell. · Check out docs at · Video demo at

abell-v1.0.0-beta.5 · 2024-11-06

remove node dependencies from compiler · You can now set experimentalAllowClientSide: true which will allow you to import .abell files in client-side code. As the name suggests, this feature is experimental as things…

create-abell-v0.0.20 · 2023-10-29

add bun support in create-abell command · add bun template, and option to skip dep installation · You can now use following command to use bun as package installer and template · sh · npx create-abell@latest --template…

04 · Who maintains Abell

abell is maintained by abelljs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Apr 2020.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/abelljs/abell
category: other - ranked #347 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.abelljs/abell (active, first published 2025-09-17)
packages: npm:abell-ai

06 · Abell FAQ

What is Abell?

A Low-Level, Framework Agnostic, Highly Flexible Static-Site-Generator to help you build Static Sites without too much of learning curve. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Abell still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-03-04. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Abell?

Run `npx -y abell-ai`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Abell 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 Abell

Alternatives to Abell

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