Package v1.0.1

Installation

Install the pokt-agent-mcp PyPI package or build from the PocketAgent repository.

Requirements

Python 3.11 or newer. A compatible MCP stdio client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, etc.).

PyPI install (recommended)

pip install pokt-agent-mcp

Published on PyPI. The import namespace remains pocketagent; the console script is pocketagent-mcp.

Optional REST API extras

pip install "pokt-agent-mcp[api]"

Includes FastAPI and Uvicorn if you want to run the full backend from the installed package.

Install from source

git clone https://github.com/Jayanng/PocketAgent.git
pip install ./PocketAgent/backend

Equivalent to the PyPI package but tracks the latest main branch.

Verify installation

pocketagent-mcp --help
python -c "from pocketagent.tools import TOOL_REGISTRY; print(len(TOOL_REGISTRY), 'tools')"

You should see 51 registered tools.

Package mapping

SurfaceName
PyPI packagepokt-agent-mcp
Python importpocketagent
CLI entry pointpocketagent-mcp
MCP server keypocketagent

Do not run MCP manually in production

The stdio server is designed to be spawned by your MCP client. Running it in a terminal without a connected client will block until disconnect.

Next: Configure your MCP client