io.github.smeet666/mcp-databnf MCP Server

Name: io.github.smeet666/mcp-databnf MCP Server
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transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

BNF_USER_AGENT
Identify your own client. The project's own identifier is appended, so the BnF can always reach a person.
BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS
Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 3000, which is also the floor.
BNF_TIMEOUT_MS
Deadline for one SPARQL query, in milliseconds. Default 60000.
BNF_MAX_RETRIES
Attempts after a busy answer. Default 3.
BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS
How long an answer is kept in memory, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Zero turns the cache off.
BNF_LOG_LEVEL
silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr.

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-databnf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-databnf": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-databnf"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BNF_USER_AGENT": "<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT>",
        "BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
        "BNF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
        "BNF_MAX_RETRIES": "<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES>",
        "BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
        "BNF_LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-databnf --env BNF_USER_AGENT=<YOUR_BNF_USER_AGENT> --env BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS=<YOUR_BNF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS> --env BNF_TIMEOUT_MS=<YOUR_BNF_TIMEOUT_MS> --env BNF_MAX_RETRIES=<YOUR_BNF_MAX_RETRIES> --env BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS=<YOUR_BNF_CACHE_TTL_MS> --env BNF_LOG_LEVEL=<YOUR_BNF_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y mcp-databnf