KIP MCP Server

Name: KIP MCP Server
Author: dillan

by dillanversion 1.12.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.dillan/kip-mcp-server

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Reads a boat's Signal K data and helps an AI assistant design and install KIP dashboards.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio
You need to fill in: SIGNALK_TOKEN, SIGNALK_PASSWORD

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: SIGNALK_HOST, SIGNALK_PORT, SIGNALK_TLS, SIGNALK_TOKEN, SIGNALK_USER, SIGNALK_PASSWORD, KIP_URL

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kip": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kip-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIGNALK_HOST": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PORT": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TLS": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_USER": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "KIP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add kip --env SIGNALK_HOST=your-value --env SIGNALK_PORT=your-value --env SIGNALK_TLS=your-value --env SIGNALK_TOKEN=your-value --env SIGNALK_USER=your-value --env SIGNALK_PASSWORD=your-value --env KIP_URL=your-value -- npx -y kip-mcp-server

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kip": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kip-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIGNALK_HOST": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PORT": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TLS": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_USER": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "KIP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "kip": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "kip-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SIGNALK_HOST": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PORT": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TLS": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_USER": "your-value",
        "SIGNALK_PASSWORD": "your-value",
        "KIP_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

SIGNALK_HOST env
Signal K server host name or IP.
SIGNALK_PORT env
Signal K server port.
SIGNALK_TLS env
Set true if Signal K uses https/wss.
SIGNALK_TOKEN secret env
Signal K token, needed to write dashboards (or use SIGNALK_USER/PASSWORD).
SIGNALK_USER env
Signal K username, used with SIGNALK_PASSWORD instead of a token.
SIGNALK_PASSWORD secret env
Signal K password, used with SIGNALK_USER.
KIP_URL env
Override where KIP is served, if it is not the default.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

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Sign-in with OAuth
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Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2204 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is KIP MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: SIGNALK_TOKEN, SIGNALK_PASSWORD

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.12.0) reached the registry 5 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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kip-mcp-server

An MCP server that lets an AI assistant (such as Claude, Codex, or Gemini) look at your boat's Signal K data and help you design and install KIP dashboards — the gauges and panels you see on your chartplotter or tablet.

You stay in control: the assistant shows you a picture of each dashboard first, and it only saves anything to your boat after you say yes.

What it does

Looks at your boat's data. It finds the values your boat reports through Signal K — speed, wind, depth, batteries, engine, and so on.
Suggests dashboards. It proposes a general dashboard plus ones for specific jobs: sailing, motoring, power, anchoring, navigation, and weather.
Shows you a preview. You see a simple picture of each dashboard before anything is saved.
Installs them — with your OK. It writes the dashboards to your KIP setup, or hands you a file you can import yourself.

What it looks like

A short session with an AI assistant, after pointing it at your boat:

You:  Look at my boat's data and suggest some KIP dashboards.

→ analyze_signalk_data 142 paths · speed, wind, depth, battery, engine → recommend_dashboard_set 6 dashboards the data supports

Assistant: Your boat reports navigation, wind, depth, electrical and engine data, so I can build these. Here's the "Sailing" one — a preview, nothing saved yet:

┌─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────────────────┐ │ SOG 6.2 kn │ AWS 14 kn │ │ ├─────────────┼─────────────┤ wind steering │ │ DPT 8.4 m │ AWA 42° │ │ └─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────────────────┘

You: Looks good — install the sailing and anchor ones.

→ apply_kip_config (dry run) 2 dashboards → KipConfig (global) Assistant: This will add "Sailing" and "Anchor" to KIP. Go ahead? You: Yes. → apply_kip_config written ✓ — open KIP to see them.

The assistant always shows a preview first and asks before writing anything to your boat.

Quick start (for boat owners)

You need a Signal K server running on your boat (or on your network), with KIP installed.

Find your Signal K address. It usually looks like http://your-boat:3000. Note the host name (or IP) and port.
Get this server. You don't need to install anything by hand — your AI assistant can run it on demand with npx (which comes with Node.js 24 or newer):

   npx -y kip-mcp-server

The next step wires this command into your assistant. (Prefer to build from source? See Develop below.)

Connect it to your AI assistant. Pick your assistant in docs/clients and follow the short setup there. You tell the assistant your boat's host and port.
Ask it to help. Say something like *"Look at my boat's data and suggest some KIP dashboards."* Review the previews it shows you.
Say yes. When you're happy, tell it to go ahead. It asks before writing anything. If your Signal K server is older, it gives you a KipConfig.json file to import from KIP's Settings instead.

How to connect it

The server reads a few settings from its environment:

Setting	What it is	Default
`SIGNALK_HOST`	Your Signal K host name or IP	`localhost`
`SIGNALK_PORT`	Your Signal K port	`3000`
`SIGNALK_TLS`	Set to `true` if your server uses `https`	`false`
`SIGNALK_TOKEN`	A Signal K login token, needed to write dashboards	(none)
`SIGNALK_USER`	A Signal K username — used with `SIGNALK_PASSWORD` instead of a token	(none)
`SIGNALK_PASSWORD`	The matching Signal K password	(none)
`KIP_URL`	Override where KIP is served, if it's not the default	(derived)

Reading your data needs no login. Writing dashboards to the server needs either a token or a username and password; you can always use the file-export option instead, which needs nothing extra. For how to get a token (or why a username/password is simpler), see Signal K authentication.

Remote access over HTTP (optional, advanced)

By default the server talks over stdio — the assistant runs it as a local subprocess. There is also an optional HTTP mode (kip-mcp-http) for hosting the server so a remote assistant (such as Claude.ai) can reach it over the network. It is opt-in and meant for a single operator behind a reverse proxy that adds TLS.

# Behind a TLS-terminating reverse proxy that forwards to 127.0.0.1:3017

MCP_BEARER_TOKEN=a-long-random-secret \ MCP_PUBLIC_URL=https://boat.example.com/mcp \ npx kip-mcp-http

Setting	What it is	Default
`HTTP_HOST`	Address to bind	`127.0.0.1` (loopback)
`HTTP_PORT`	Port to listen on	`3017`
`HTTP_PATH`	URL path for the MCP endpoint	`/mcp`
`MCP_BEARER_TOKEN`	One or more (comma-separated) bearer tokens that callers must present	(none)
`MCP_PUBLIC_URL`	The public URL clients reach, used for the Host allowlist and metadata	(derived)
`MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS`	Comma-separated browser origins to accept (off by default)	(none)
`MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS`	Override the Host allowlist	(derived)
`MCP_ALLOW_INSECURE`	Set to `true` to start anyway in an unsafe setup	(unset)

Every request must present a valid Authorization: Bearer and pass a Host/Origin allowlist before it reaches the MCP layer. The server refuses to start if it would bind to a non-loopback address or run without a bearer token, unless you set MCP_ALLOW_INSECURE=true. It uses one Signal K login for all sessions, so treat it as a single-tenant deployment; the same SIGNALK_* settings above apply.

What the assistant can do

The server gives the assistant a set of tools, grouped by job:

Look at the boat — list the data paths, their units, and which plugins are installed.
Know KIP's parts — list every KIP widget and how it's configured, plus the colours, icons and units KIP understands.
Design dashboards — suggest a set of dashboards, build one for a chosen job, and draw a preview.
Review the UX — critique a dashboard for marine usability (hierarchy, grouping, consistency, labels) with severity-tagged findings; the review_dashboard prompt drives it, backed by a deterministic check_dashboard_ux lint.
Check and save — check a dashboard is well-formed, export it to a file, or write it to the boat (asking first).

More help

[Recipes](./docs/recipes.md) — worked examples of asking the assistant to design dashboards.
[Troubleshooting](./docs/troubleshooting.md) — fixes for the common problems, starting with the built-in --doctor check.
[Tool reference](./docs/tools.md) — every tool and prompt the assistant can use.

Glossary

A few terms, in plain words:

Signal K — the open system many boats use to share data (speed, wind, depth, …) over the network.
path — the name of one piece of data, like navigation.speedOverGround (speed over ground).
KIP — the app that shows your boat's data as dashboards of gauges and panels.
widget — one gauge or panel on a dashboard (a number, a dial, a wind display, …).
dashboard — a screen full of widgets, laid out on a grid.
token — like a password for software: it lets the server save changes to your boat.
dry run — the assistant tells you what it *would* do, without actually doing it. Saving is a dry run by default.

Develop

This project uses Node.js 24 (LTS). Common commands:

npm install        # install dependencies

npm run typecheck # check types npm run lint # check code style npm test # run the tests npm run build # compile to dist/ npm run smoke # start the built server and check it answers npm run ci # run the full set of checks

For a full guide to running and testing the server locally during development — pointing an AI client or the MCP Inspector at a local build, running the HTTP transport, and testing against Signal K (or offline) — see docs/development.md.

Commits follow Conventional Commits; releases and version numbers are produced automatically from those commit messages.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

KIP MCP Server

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

kip-mcp-server

What it does

What it looks like

Quick start (for boat owners)

How to connect it

Remote access over HTTP (optional, advanced)

What the assistant can do

More help

Glossary

Develop

License