How do I install Whoelse?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Whoelse need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: GITHUB_TOKEN, WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY, WHOELSE_MAILTO.

What transport does Whoelse use?

Whoelse runs locally over stdio.

When was Whoelse last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-13. Don't build it alone: what exists, who won, what nobody has, a merge plan, and who else works on it.

Whoelse MCP server

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The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

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Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx whoelse==0.1.0

Credentials from the publisher

GITHUB_TOKEN — Optional. Raises GitHub search limits; public_repo scope needed for publish_request, start_joint_work and the watcher.
WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY — Optional. Free OpenAlex API key; without it you share a small per-IP daily budget.
WHOELSE_MAILTO — Optional. Your email for OpenAlex's polite pool; sent nowhere else.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1GITHUB_TOKEN=<secret> WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY=<secret> WHOELSE_MAILTO=<value> claude mcp add io.github.beskvladimir-create-whoelse -- uvx whoelse==0.1.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.beskvladimir-create-whoelse": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "whoelse==0.1.0"7      ],8      "env": {9        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "<secret>",10        "WHOELSE_OPENALEX_KEY": "<secret>",11        "WHOELSE_MAILTO": "<value>"12      }13    }14  }15}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · pypiPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.1.0

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Whoelse

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Questions

How do I install Whoelse?

Does Whoelse need an API key?

What transport does Whoelse use?

When was Whoelse last checked?

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