arcade-mcp

Name: arcade-mcp Review
Item: arcade-mcp
Rating: 3.6
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Solid

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Enables teams to extend Claude agents with custom business logic and domain-specific tools without rebuilding infrastructure, reducing integration time and d…

MCP Server Framework and Tool Development library for building custom capabilities into agents.

Build custom Claude tools that integrate your internal APIs and databases securely
Create AI agent capabilities without writing complex agent orchestration code
Extend Claude's abilities with company-specific functions and business logic

976 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Why it matters

Enables teams to extend Claude agents with custom business logic and domain-specific tools without rebuilding infrastructure, reducing integration time and deployment friction.

Best for

Engineering teams building agent-driven workflows requiring proprietary tools or legacy system integration.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/ArcadeAI/arcade-mcp

By ArcadeAI

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

claude mcp add arcade-mcp -- npx -y arcade-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me build custom Claude tools that integrate my internal APIs and databases securely

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars976Last updated2026-07-22LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-23 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse New

iOS 13 Review: Join the Dark Side — Hacker News · 3 pts

1 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 976 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Scanned, not hands-on tested — this entry was auto-scanned from public metadata (GitHub metrics, license, security flags). No reviewer has run it, and no tool-specific limitations have been documented yet.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.60 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 976 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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