Fanout MCP Server

Advanced content gap analysis for the AI search era Analyze your content to discover what user queries it covers (and misses) using the same techniques AI search engines use internally. 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 2026-04-16 · ★ 12 · #426 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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

01 · Install Fanout

before you install - you'll need

Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add houtini-ai-fanout-mcp -- npx -y @houtini/fanout-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "houtini-ai-fanout-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@houtini/fanout-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 @houtini/fanout-mcp - the @houtini scope differs from the repo owner (houtini-ai); confirm it's the project's official package

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

03 · What Fanout can do

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

What you can build

An agent gets 1 documented tool, including analyze_content_gap.

The 1 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what fanout lets an agent do.

analyze_content_gap

04 · Who maintains Fanout

fanout is maintained by houtini-ai. We track 9 MCP servers from houtini-ai - 7 actively maintained, 215 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Sep 2025. Full record: all servers from houtini-ai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/houtini-ai/fanout-mcp
category: other - ranked #426 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: io.github.houtini-ai/fanout (active, first published 2026-01-29)
packages: npm:@houtini/fanout-mcp

06 · Fanout FAQ

What is Fanout?

Is Fanout still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-04-16. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Fanout?

Run `npx -y @houtini/fanout-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) to set first. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Fanout 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 Fanout

Alternatives to Fanout

Maintained other servers if Fanout isn't the fit.

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