Baton

Name: Baton
Author: dudko-dev

by dudko-devversion 0.2.0i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry namedev.dudko/baton

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Local MCP server for Baton: edit git-native API requests, collections, environments and scripts.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools

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).
The registry lists no key to fill in.

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": {
    "baton": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add baton -- npx -y @dudko.dev/baton-mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "baton": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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": {
    "baton": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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.

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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.

Basic checksi

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The registry name was verified against the domain dudko.dev (the registry checks domain ownership)
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Has a licence
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Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 0% of the other 1389 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 78% of the other 1389 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1389 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Baton 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?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

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 (0.2.0) reached the registry 12 days 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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Baton — MCP setup

Let your AI assistant work in a Baton workspace. Baton is a git-native API client (a Postman alternative): requests, collections and environments are plain YAML files in a repository you own. The MCP server runs locally with one configuration and two modes, picked at start:

File mode — the Baton app is not open on the workspace: an edit is a write to the YAML file, the same bytes the app would write, and goes through git review like any other change.
App mode — the desktop app is open on the workspace: an edit lands as a draft on the request's tab for you to accept or discard, a send runs through the app with the app's secrets, a send into a production environment or a delete waits for your confirmation, and the assistant sees which request and environment you have open.

Server: baton
Transport: stdio (local process)
Package: @dudko.dev/baton-mcp — Node.js 24+
Auth: none — it runs locally with your user's permissions; secrets never pass through it.

What you can do

In file mode the assistant can read and write the workspace but not send requests unless you add --allow-run. In app mode every send goes through the app, on your screen.

Tool	What it does
`workspace_info`	Collections, environments, schedules, load issues, and whether the app is connected.
`list_requests`	Requests with method, URL and tags — optionally under one collection.
`get_request`	A parsed request, its raw YAML, and where its auth comes from — secrets appear as references only.
`upsert_request`	Write a request as deterministic YAML (file mode) or propose it as a draft in the app.
`move_request`	Move or rename a request, keeping its id and its scripts.
`delete_request`	Delete a request; in app mode, after you confirm.
`upsert_collection`	Create or replace a collection or folder: variables, auth, order.
`list_environments`	Variables and secret names, with each secret's source.
`upsert_environment`	Write an environment (secret names only; a secret may map to Vault).
`get_script / upsert_script`	Read and write pre-request, test and shared library scripts.
`run_request / run_collection`	Execute a request or every request under a collection — file mode needs `--allow-run`; app mode sends through the app.
`list_examples / save_example`	A request's saved responses, and save the last response as one.
`list_mocks / start_mock / stop_mock`	Stand a mock up from `mocks/ .yaml` on `127.0.0.1`, answering from the examples.
`app_state / select_request`	App mode only: what is open in the app, and open a request there.

In app mode the resources baton://app/state and baton://app/selection are subscribable, so the assistant learns of a click, an accepted draft or a finished send as it happens.

Install in Claude Code (plugin)

/plugin marketplace add dudko-dev/baton-mcp-setup

/plugin install baton@baton /reload-plugins

The plugin starts the server in the current project directory, so open Claude Code in your Baton workspace (the folder with baton.yaml). Open the Baton app on the same workspace to get app mode. To point the server elsewhere, or to let the assistant execute requests in file mode, add it by hand instead (below) with --workspace and/or --allow-run. In the app, Settings → Agents writes a .mcp.json into the workspace for you.

Prefer not to use the marketplace? Add the server directly:

`

claude mcp add baton -- npx -y @dudko.dev/baton-mcp --workspace /path/to/workspace

`

Connect from other clients

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

"mcpServers": { "baton": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp" ] } } }

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "baton": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp" ] } } }

VS Code (GitHub Copilot / MCP) and other clients

"servers": { "baton": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@dudko.dev/baton-mcp" ] } } }

Safety

In file mode, running requests is off by default. Add --allow-run to the args only when you want the assistant to fire requests — editing files should never silently send traffic.
In app mode, you stay in the loop. Edits arrive as drafts you accept or discard; a send into a production environment and every delete wait for your confirmation in the app.
Secrets stay out of the workspace. The server reads and writes secret *names* and {{secret:name}} references only; the values live in the OS secure store or in Vault, and a plaintext value where a reference belongs is refused. Responses are masked by value, bodies truncated, and Authorization, Cookie, Set-Cookie and X-API-Key replaced by name.
The server never touches git. Commits stay yours.

Flag	Meaning
`--workspace`	The workspace root — the folder holding `baton.yaml` (default: current directory).
`--allow-run`	Let the agent execute requests in file mode. Off by default; app-mode sends go through the app.
`--agent`	What the app calls this agent on its banners and confirmations.

Troubleshooting

"not a Baton workspace" / the client says "Connection closed" — the server exits at start when the folder has no baton.yaml. Open Claude Code in your workspace, or add the server by hand with --workspace /path/to/workspace.
`run_request` refuses — the server is in file mode: add --allow-run, or open the Baton app on the workspace and restart the server for app mode.
Edits are written straight to files although the app is open — the mode is decided when the server starts. Restart the MCP server in your client after opening the app on that workspace.
`npm warn EBADENGINE … required: { node: '>=24' }`, then nothing — the server needs Node.js 24+; node --version in the shell your client starts.

Support

Website: https://baton.dudko.dev
Contact: siarhei@dudko.dev

Baton

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

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 Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

GitHub

Desktop Commander

Cloudflare MCP

README from the maker

Baton — MCP setup

What you can do

Install in Claude Code (plugin)

Connect from other clients

Claude Desktop

Cursor

VS Code (GitHub Copilot / MCP) and other clients

Safety

Troubleshooting

Support