Openqr MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Openqr

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add sam-moreton-openqr --transport http https://openqr.uk/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-moreton-openqr": {
      "url": "https://openqr.uk/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

https://openqr.uk/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-08-25

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 remote - your agent's requests go to openqr.uk

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license AGPL-3.0 - declared in the repository

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

03 · What Openqr 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 generate a static QR code from any text or URL. Returns a PNG image or SVG markup, create an editable QR code whose destination you can change later without reprinting, get one code's full details: destination, short link, label, type, tags, folder, status, created date, and scan statistics for a dynamic code.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Openqr lets an agent do.

Dynamic

6 tools - e.g. Create an editable QR code whose destination you can change later without reprinting.; Change a dynamic code's destination, label, custom short link, tags or folder.; Get one code's full details…

create_dynamic_qr · update_dynamic_qr · get_dynamic_qr · list_dynamic_qr · delete_dynamic_qr · bulk_create_dynamic_qr

read & search

3 tools - e.g. Scan statistics for a dynamic code.; List your folders.; List saved style themes. Apply one by passing its id or name as theme.

get_scans · list_folders · list_themes

Subdomain

3 tools - e.g. Show the branded subdomain on the account, and whether it is suspended.; Claim or change the branded subdomain so codes also resolve at {name}.oqr.to. Pro only.; Release the branded subdomain. Codes stay…

get_subdomain · set_subdomain · clear_subdomain

Folder

2 tools - e.g. Create a folder to organise codes.; Delete a folder. Its codes are un-filed, not deleted.

create_folder · delete_folder

Theme

2 tools - e.g. Save a reusable style theme (colours, dot and corner styles).; Delete a saved theme. Codes already styled with it keep their look.

create_theme · delete_theme

Generate

1 tool - e.g. Generate a static QR code from any text or URL. Returns a PNG image or SVG markup.

generate_qr

Latest releases

v1.0.0 · 2026-08-13

First tagged release of the OpenQR generator. · A free, open-source, watermark-free QR code generator that runs entirely in your browser. No sign-up, no tracking, no limits, and nothing you type is ever uploaded.…

04 · Who maintains Openqr

openqr is maintained by sam-moreton. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jun 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sam-moreton/openqr
website: https://openqr.uk/api
category: web framework - dead as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-13)
registry: io.github.sam-moreton/openqr (deleted, first published 2026-06-26)

06 · Openqr FAQ

Is Openqr still maintained?

Its last commit was 2026-08-18 (as of 2026-08-25) - we classify it as dead.

What can Openqr do?

With this server connected, an agent can generate a static QR code from any text or URL. Returns a PNG image or SVG markup, create an editable QR code whose destination you can change later without reprinting, get one code's full details: destination, short link, label, type, tags, folder, status, created date, and scan statistics for a dynamic code.

How do I install Openqr?

Run `claude mcp add sam-moreton-openqr --transport http https://openqr.uk/mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Openqr require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Openqr

Alternatives to Openqr

Maintained web framework servers if Openqr isn't the fit.