About alvii147/piston-mcp
alvii147/piston-mcp is an MCP server published by alvii147 in the Developer Tools category: mCP server that allows LLMs to connect to and execute code using Piston.
The repository has 9 stars and 3 forks, with the last commit 7 months ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.
Install
git clone https://github.com/alvii147/piston-mcpThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
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- ✓README presentThe repository ships documentation.
- ✓License declaredUsable under a stated license.
- ✓Tests presentA test suite exists in the repository.
- ✓Dependencies pinnedA lockfile pins dependency versions.
- ✓No dynamic code executionSource scan found no eval, dynamic Function, or shell execution.
- !Scoped permissionsDoesn't declare a permission scope. Assume it can do anything its process can.
README
[!WARNING] As of Feb 15, 2026, Piston API is no longer publicly available and requires an authorization token. This means piston-mcp will no longer work with the publicly hosted instance of Piston.
Installation
You can try out piston-mcp locally without cloning it.
Install uv
To try out piston-mcp you'll need to install uv:
# On MacOS and Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
# On Windows
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"
Install MCP Client
You will also need to download an MCP client to connect to piston-mcp, such as Claude Desktop.
Update MCP Client Configuration
Update the MCP client's configuration with the following configuration to connect to piston-mcp:
{
"mcpServers": {
"piston": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"tool",
"run",
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/alvii147/piston-mcp.git@main",
"piston_mcp"
]
}
}
}
For Claude Desktop, the configuration file is usually found in:
# On MacOS and Linux
~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
# On Windows
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Usage
Once you've followed the steps above, your MCP client should be able to run code for you:

Acknowledgements
README fetched from the repository just now. The original is authoritative.