Survey MCP Server

@cyanheads/survey-mcp-server Transform LLMs into intelligent interviewers. A production-grade MCP server for conducting dynamic, conversational surveys with structured data collection. Features skip logic, session resume, multi-tenancy, and pluggable storage backends. Its 8 documented tools cover survey, session. 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 2025-10-20 · ★ 4 · #558 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Survey MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_LOG_LEVEL, SURVEY_DEFINITIONS_PATH, SURVEY_RESPONSES_PATH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-survey-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/survey-mcp-server

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-survey-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/survey-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/survey-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

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

03 · What Survey MCP Server 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 discover available surveys in the definitions directory, check completion status, current score, remaining required/optional questions, and completion eligibility, and export session data in CSV or JSON format with optional filtering by status, date range, etc.

The 8 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what survey-mcp-server lets an agent do.

survey_list_available: - Discover available surveys in the definitions directory.
survey_start_session: - Initialize a new session with complete survey context, all questions, and initial suggested questions.
survey_get_question: - Refresh a specific question's eligibility status after state changes (useful for conditional logic).
survey_submit_response: - Record participant answers with validation, scoring, returning updated progress and next suggested questions.
survey_get_progress: - Check completion status, current score, remaining required/optional questions, and completion eligibility.
survey_complete_session: - Finalize a completed session with final score summary (requires all required questions answered).
survey_export_results: - Export session data in CSV or JSON format with optional filtering by status, date range, etc.
survey_resume_session: - Resume an incomplete session, restoring full context including answered questions and progress.

04 · Who maintains Survey MCP Server

survey-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 124 actively maintained, 1,730 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/survey-mcp-server
category: other - ranked #558 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.cyanheads/survey-mcp-server (active, first published 2025-10-04 · 7 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/survey-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/survey-mcp-server

06 · Survey MCP Server FAQ

Is Survey MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2025-10-20. We re-verify nightly.

What can Survey MCP Server do?

How do I install Survey MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/survey-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_LOG_LEVEL, SURVEY_DEFINITIONS_PATH, SURVEY_RESPONSES_PATH) to set first. Set MCP_LOG_LEVEL, SURVEY_DEFINITIONS_PATH, SURVEY_RESPONSES_PATH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Survey MCP Server 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.

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