About Endor
Endor is a command line tool that runs services such as MariaDB, Postgres and Redis in isolated sandboxed VMs. It targets AI agents and developers who need temporary environments that leave no trace after exit.
Key features
- 01Services run in isolated sandboxes
- 02Supports MariaDB, Postgres, Redis and others
- 03Connects to AI agents via endor mcp
- 04Environments removed when exiting
- 05Experimental full-networking mode
Use cases
- 01Providing AI agents with temporary databases for development and testing
- 02Starting a local Valkey or Redis instance quickly
MCP support
Endor's MCP mode lets AI tools and IDEs launch and use services such as databases and KV stores.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEEndor
Endor provides instant, private, sandboxed environments for your favorite services anywhere Node is available. Run MariaDB, PostgreSQL and many more servers securely and in just a few seconds. Nothing extra to install, everything runs locally. Perfect for AI agents and humans in a hurry.
Each service will run in an ephemeral, isolated VM that only exposes the application ports. When you are done, you can exit Endor with CTRL+C and everything is gone without leaving a trace in your system.
MCP mode allows the services to be launched and used from AI tools like agents and IDEs. Your agents can now securely and safely launch database servers or KV stores as part of their capabilities!
An experimental full-networking mode can be optionally enabled, allowing you to run a fully-featured Alpine Linux machine.
Need a MariaDB database? Just type endor run mariadb. Claude Code wants to run a Valkey instance? Just run endor mcp.
Learn more in the official documentation.
Get started
Install Endor:
npm install -g @endorhq/cli
Run your first service:
endor run mariadb
You can also run the service without installing the CLI with npx:
npx -y @endorhq/cli run mariadb
Supported applications
- Alpine
- MariaDB
- Memcached
- Redis
- Postgres
- RabbitMQ
- Valkey
Connect to your AI agents
Endor connects to your AI agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). You can run it directly using npx:
npx -y @endorhq/cli mcp
Follow these guides to configure your favorite agent tools:
License
By using Endor, you accept our End-User License Agreement (EULA).
Comments
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