MCP servers › io.github.chrisyau83 › rar-now

MCP server · registry snapshot 2026-10-27 · last checked 2026-10-27

rar-now MCP server

Registry name io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now

RAR.now MCP Server — the publisher's title

by chrisyau83 · GitHub account (the registry's namespace rule)repository: same ownerSource ↗

Convert RAR archives to ZIP, 7Z and TAR through MCP-compatible AI clients. — the publisher's description

4 of 4 record checks metversion 1.0.0Pythonstreamable HTTP

Summary

io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now is a remote MCP server listed in the official MCP registry at version 1.0.0, under the namespace of the GitHub account chrisyau83. Its linked repository, github.com/chrisyau83/rar-now, belongs to the same GitHub account.

Record checks

4 of 4 record checks met · 4 do not apply · 1 not checked

met: Registry entry is active and says how to run it
met: Source repository link opens
met: Repository is not archived
met: Code pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our check
not checked: Repository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)
not applicable: Package names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifier
not applicable: The version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawn
not applicable: npm package carries build provenance (attestation)
not applicable: No known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependencies

Not ranked by downloads: a remote server publishes no download figure
Not ranked by stars: 0 stars (ranked from 10)

From public records, not a safety rating. Each check with its reason · Is it safe to install?

Operate this server? Correct a fact · README badge · Run the checks yourself

Key facts

Runs: remote (hosted by the publisher)
Transport: streamable HTTP
Your own values: a secret: X-API-Key
Repository: public
Last tested: not tested

Tool list

Not read: It requires a credential (a key or token) that the publisher marks as required. We never fill in credentials, so we did not start it. So there is no tool-list size and no result from the three APIs.

Add to your client

How fresh this is

Live-tested: no
Last tested: not tested
Latest version: 1.0.0, published 2026-10-27 (registry, as of the 2026-10-27 snapshot)
First listed version: 2026-10-27 (earliest version still in the registry; older removed versions would be earlier)
Registry data: snapshot 2026-10-27
Package and repository: checked 2026-10-27

Dead or stale signals

None found in the records we hold

Looked for and not found: deprecated in the registry; repository link does not open; repository archived; no push in over 365 days. Does not apply: listed version cannot be installed or is withdrawn. Each line is a dated fact from a public record. It does not say whether the server still works, and a record can change after the date shown.

Changes since the last refresh

New in the registry: not in the list of 2026-10-26, listed on 2026-10-27 with version 1.0.0 (published 2026-10-27).

Source: the official MCP Registry list on 2026-10-26 and on 2026-10-27.

What it is

How do I add it to my client?

Config from the registry entry

From the remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

This entry needs values of your own (marked < > or { } in the config below), so there is no one-click link: paste the config and fill them in.

Claude Desktop or claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste:
https://rar.now/mcp

The entry also requires the header X-API-Key.

Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rar-now": {
      "url": "https://rar.now/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X-API-Key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "rar-now": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://rar.now/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "${input:x-api-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "x-api-key",
      "description": "X-API-Key",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http rar-now https://rar.now/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <X-API-Key>"

Cline · cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline CLI: ~/.cline/data/settings/; in the editor: MCP Servers → Configure → Configure MCP Servers)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rar-now": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://rar.now/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X-API-Key>"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI · ~/.gemini/settings.json, or .gemini/settings.json in a project

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rar-now": {
      "httpUrl": "https://rar.now/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X-API-Key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex · ~/.codex/config.toml, or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project

[mcp_servers.rar-now]
url = "https://rar.now/mcp"
http_headers = { "X-API-Key" = "<X-API-Key>" }

Zed · Zed settings file (command: zed: open settings file)

{
  "context_servers": {
    "rar-now": {
      "url": "https://rar.now/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X-API-Key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Try it in the MCP Inspector · runs on your machine, opens in your browser · Node 22.19+

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.11.0 --server-url https://rar.now/mcp --transport http

Replace <X-API-Key> with your own header values; the entry marks X-API-Key as secret, so keep the file out of version control.
The server runs on the operator's infrastructure; it may ask you to sign in when you first connect.
Zed's docs we read on 2026-10-26 describe remote servers by URL and do not name the transport.
The MCP Inspector lists the server's tools, resources and prompts; a tool you call there runs for real. The command above does not send the required header (X-API-Key).

Built from the server's registry entry with each client's documented format (checked 2026-10-14; the Cursor link and the VS Code command 2026-10-19; the MCP Inspector command 2026-10-21; Cline, Gemini CLI, OpenAI Codex and Zed 2026-10-26). Values in < > are yours to fill in; this page never contains a key. Where the server needs a setting the entry does not declare, it can still fail to start.

Does the registry listing match what we found?

Feature #6

The registry checks an entry when it is published (each new version), and nothing re-checks it on a schedule. A difference below is about the listing, not a judgement of the publisher.

Registry says	We found	Result	Source · date
Repository github.com/chrisyau83/rar-now	Opens publicly	matches	api.github.com · 2026-10-27

Who made it?

Feature #7 · lineage

Facts about the publisher. We do not turn them into a trust score.

Namespace: io.github.chrisyau83 · 10 servers
GitHub owner: a personal account (chrisyau83)

Repository: github.com/chrisyau83/rar-now
Stars: 0
Repository age: 0–30 days
Last push: 0–30 days ago
Archived: no

Source: the registry entry and api.github.com · 2026-10-27.

Publish this server? Run these checks against it yourself before release, from your own machine: a server the command starts, or your own server at its URL after a one-time proof that you control it: npx protocolprobe-selftest.

Choosing

Record checks

Public records · not a safety rating

4 of 4 record checks met · 4 do not apply · 1 not checked

Not ranked by downloads: a remote server publishes no download figure
Not ranked by stars: 0 stars (ranked from 10)

MetRegistry entry is active and says how to run itActive, with a package or a remote address.
MetSource repository link opensThe linked GitHub repository is public.
MetRepository is not archivedNot archived.
MetCode pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our checkLast push 0-30 days before our check.
Not checkedRepository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)We did not read this repository's security policy.
Does not applyPackage names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifierRemote server: it ships no package.
Does not applyThe version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawnRemote server: it ships no package.
Does not applynpm package carries build provenance (attestation)Remote server: it ships no package.
Does not applyNo known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependenciesRemote server: it ships no package.

Read from public records only: the registry entry, npm/PyPI, GitHub and advisory databases, checked 2026-10-27. No tool was called. Only “met” and “not met” are counted, so the total differs between servers; a check that does not apply or that we could not run is listed, never counted against it. It is not a safety rating, and the same rules apply to every server. How each check works · Leaderboards · How we stay neutral

Common questions about io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now

Answered from the data above

Who publishes io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now?

The registry ties the namespace io.github.chrisyau83 to the GitHub account chrisyau83; only its owner can publish under it. Its linked repository, github.com/chrisyau83/rar-now, belongs to the same GitHub account. These are facts from the registry and GitHub, not a rating.

Is io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now safe to install?

We do not rate servers as safe or unsafe. 4 of its 4 applicable record checks are met (facts from public records, each listed on this page). What the records show: Its source repository opens publicly. Its repository had a push in the last 90 days. These are facts with their sources on this page, not a safety guarantee, and we did not run its tools.

Has io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now been security tested?

No. It requires a credential (a key or token) that the publisher marks as required. We never fill in credentials, so we did not start it.

Where is the source code of io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now?

In github.com/chrisyau83/rar-now, which opens publicly.

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Compare with another server

Side by side: registry entry, our read-only session, the tools and the 18 classification fields. Same values as each page; no score.

Security testing

Has it been tested?

Feature #1

It requires a credential (a key or token) that the publisher marks as required. We never fill in credentials, so we did not start it. — the server's own choice

Required input the publisher declares: X-API-Key (secret).

Reference

How is it classified?

18 fields

One value per field, each with its source. Fields written by AI models are marked. A field with no value says why.

TopicAI-classified

pending: added in a later update

listed 2026-10-27; not classified yet

Pricing modelAI-classified

not checked

no website in the registry entry

Programming language

Python

api.github.com · 2026-10-27

Hosting type

remote (hosted by the publisher)

registry · 2026-10-27

MCP capability

not checked

not read (no session)

Transport

streamable HTTP

registry · 2026-10-27

Required credentials

requires a secret

registry · 2026-10-27 · no declaration is not a guarantee

Package registry

does not apply

remote-only server: no package is shipped, so there is no package registry

Freshness

0–30 days

registry updatedAt · 2026-10-27

Lifecycle status

active

registry · 2026-10-27

License class

does not apply

remote-only server: ships no package, so there is nothing to look up in a package registry

Integrity hash

does not apply

remote-only server: ships no package, so there is nothing to look up in a package registry

Signature / provenance

does not apply

remote-only server: ships no package, so there is nothing to look up in a package registry

Dependency advisories

does not apply

ships no package, so there are no dependencies to audit

Popularity

does not apply

remote-only server: ships no package, so there is nothing to look up in a package registry

Publisher signals

owner: a personal account · repository age: 0–30 days · stars: 0–9

api.github.com · 2026-10-27

Maintenance

active

api.github.com · 2026-10-27

Environment

the publisher's infrastructure

where it runs, from the hosting type · 2026-10-27

“Not stated” means the source did not state it; “does not apply” means it does not apply to this kind of server; “our limit” means our own lookup failed. A linked value opens the directory filtered to the same value.

Cite or correct this page

Sources and corrections

Suggested citation

ProtocolProbe. “io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now: MCP server record.” Data checked 2026-10-27. https://protocolprobe.com/mcp/servers/io.github.chrisyau83/rar-now

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