# MCP Maigret (MCP server)

> MCP Maigret is an MCP server that lets AI agents run maigret, an OSINT tool that searches a username across thousands of sites. It has 268 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y mcp-maigret.

Quickstart · Tools · Formats · Security · Troubleshooting · Docs mcp-maigret is an MCP server that lets AI agents run maigret, the OSINT tool that checks a username across thousands of sites. Ask your agent to find where a handle is registered, or to analyze a profile URL, and get a saved report back. Maigret runs in Docker, so there is nothing to install besides Docker and Node.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/w0h1v/mcp-maigret |
| GitHub stars | 268 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: mcp-maigret |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Cloud & DevOps |
| Latest release | none |
| Last commit | Oct 9, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-maigret": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-maigret"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR=your-value --transport stdio mcp-maigret -- npx -y mcp-maigret
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-maigret": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-maigret"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-maigret": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-maigret"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `MAIGRET_REPORTS_DIR`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

## Tools

- `search_username`: Search for a username across social networks and sites.
- `username`: string, required
- `format`: enum
- `use_all_sites`: boolean
- `tags`: string[]
- `parse_url`: Parse a URL to extract information and search for associated usernames.

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