Distillery MCP Server

Team Knowledge, Distilled Capture, classify, connect, and surface team knowledge through conversational commands. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting documentation tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-13 · ★ 24 · #73 OF 183 MAINTAINED DOCUMENTATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Distillery

before you install - you'll need

Set DISTILLERY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, JINA_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add norrietaylor-distillery -- uvx distillery-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "norrietaylor-distillery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "distillery-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 no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

pypi package distillery-mcp - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

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

03 · What Distillery can do

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

Latest releases

v0.7.0 · 2026-06-25

update changelog for v0.6.2 · sort Jina embeddings by index to preserve input order · bump starlette from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 · constraint + link_prediction graph metrics · don't cache transient org-membership check…

v0.6.2 · 2026-06-04

Bug-fix release. Together #582, #583, and #584 close a class of silent DuckDB corruption that could go undetected for weeks while distillery_status reported ok. · Fixes · distillery_status no longer blocks behind…

v0.6.1 · 2026-05-20

v0.6.0 - fastembed as plugin install default · update changelog for v0.6.0 · bump pymdown-extensions from 10.21.2 to 10.21.3 · bump idna from 3.11 to 3.15 · audit and refresh for v0.6.0 (fastembed default) · Harden…

04 · Who maintains Distillery

Distillery is maintained by norrietaylor. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/norrietaylor/distillery
category: documentation - ranked #73 of 183 actively-maintained documentation servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-25)
registry: io.github.norrietaylor/distillery-mcp (active, first published 2026-04-09 · 8 versions)
packages: pypi:distillery-mcp · pypi:distillery-mcp

06 · Distillery FAQ

What is Distillery?

Team Knowledge, Distilled Capture, classify, connect, and surface team knowledge through conversational commands. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Distillery still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-13 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Distillery?

Run `uvx distillery-mcp`. The README documents 3 environment variables (DISTILLERY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, JINA_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY) to set first. Set DISTILLERY_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, JINA_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Distillery run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Distillery

Alternatives to Distillery

Maintained documentation servers if Distillery isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Distillery doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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