How do I install Fanar?

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 Fanar need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: FANAR_API_KEY.

When was Fanar last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-08. Fanar (QCRI) for MCP: cited Islamic Q&A, Qur'an and hadith checks, Arabic translation and speech

Fanar MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

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

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

uvx fanar-mcp==0.1.1

Credentials from the publisher

FANAR_API_KEY — Your Fanar API key, requested at https://api.fanar.qa/request

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

shClaude Code

1FANAR_API_KEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.blade-labs-fanar-mcp -- uvx fanar-mcp==0.1.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.blade-labs-fanar-mcp": {4      "command": "uvx",5      "args": [6        "fanar-mcp==0.1.1"7      ],8      "env": {9        "FANAR_API_KEY": "<secret>"10      }11    }12  }13}

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: 0.1.1
API key

Tools

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

FAQ

Fanar

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Fanar?

Does Fanar need an API key?

What transport does Fanar use?

When was Fanar last checked?

Documentation