Janus

Janus runs locally from a Python package published to PyPI: janus-mcp-server version 0.4.1. It speaks MCP over stdio, so the client starts it as a program and talks to it through standard input and output. It needs Python; clients usually start it with uvx (from uv) or after pip install - the usual command is uvx janus-mcp-server.

Janus runs locally from a container image in an OCI registry such as Docker Hub or GitHub Container Registry: ghcr.io/tonylchang/janus-mcp:v0.4.1. It speaks MCP over stdio, so the client starts it as a program and talks to it through standard input and output. It needs Docker or another OCI container runtime; started with docker run - the usual command is docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/tonylchang/janus-mcp:v0.4.1. Required arguments: -v and -v.

In the mcpServers JSON format that many desktop and editor MCP clients read, the entry looks like this (placeholders in angle brackets):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "janus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "janus-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Derived from the registry entry, not tested here. What the server does, and on what terms, is set by its publisher; check its repository or website before giving it access to your accounts or files. How to add an MCP server to an assistant · Before you connect