WhoAmI MCP Server
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A lightweight MCP server that tells you exactly who you are.
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- kukapay
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- Returns the current system username as your identity.
- Fast and synchronous execution for low latency.
- Ideal for local LLM integration and automation.
- Lightweight, relying only on Python 3.10+.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
WhoAmI MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
Clone the repository, configure your MCP client with the provided JSON (using uv to run main.py), or install automatically for Claude Desktop via Smithery using npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/whoami-mcp --client claude. The server exposes a single tool called whoami that returns the system username.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"whoami mcp server": {
"whoami-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@kukapay/whoami-mcp",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"whoami-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@smithery/cli",
"install",
"@kukapay/whoami-mcp",
"--client",
"claude"
]
}
}
WhoAmI MCP Server
A lightweight MCP server that tells you exactly who you are.
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Features
- Returns the system username as your name, your identity. - Fast and synchronous execution, ideal for local LLM integration.Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install WhoAmI for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/whoami-mcp --client claude
1. Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/kukapay/whoami-mcp.git
2. Client Configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"whoami": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "path/to/whoami_mcp", "run", "main.py"]
}
}
}
Usage
MCP Tool
- Name: whoami`
- Description: Retrieves the username of the current system user as your name.
- Output: your name.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.Sign in to leave a review
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