malt-mcp

Malt MCP Server

MCP server for Malt.fr. Lets Claude (or any MCP client) read your freelance profile, stats, and missions.

Tools

Tool	Description	Status
authenticate	Log in to Malt interactively from Claude Desktop	working
get_profile	Get freelance profile info (bio, daily rate, skills, rating). Omit username to fetch your own profile.	working
get_statistics	View profile stats (views, response rate, missions)	working
get_missions	List mission conversations from messaging	working
get_mission_details	Get full details of a specific mission (budget, skills, messages)	working
close_session	Close the browser and free resources	working

📦 Claude Desktop MCP Bundle

Prerequisites: Claude Desktop.

One-click installation:

1. Download the latest .mcpb from releases
2. Double-click the .mcpb file to install it into Claude Desktop
3. Ask Claude "connecte-moi a Malt" - a browser opens, you log in, done
4. Call any Malt tool

No terminal needed. Session is saved in ~/.malt-mcp/ and reused across restarts.

Note

Google OAuth doesn't work (blocked by Google when automated). Use email/password.

🚀 uvx Setup (Universal)

Prerequisites: uv installed.

Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible client):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "malt": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["malt-mcp@latest"],
      "env": { "UV_HTTP_TIMEOUT": "300" }
    }
  }
}

@latest pulls the newest version from PyPI on each launch. First auth-requiring call opens a browser for login.

To log in ahead of time:

uvx malt-mcp@latest --login

Docker (coming soon)

⚙️ CLI Options

Option	Description
--login	Open browser to log in and save session
--logout	Clear stored browser profile
--no-headless	Show browser window (debug)
--log-level	Set log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR)
--timeout	Browser timeout in ms (default: 5000)

❗ Troubleshooting

Login issues:

• Google OAuth won't work. Use email/password.
• Session expired? Re-run uvx malt-mcp@latest --login.
• Cloudflare challenge on first load is normal - the browser handles it, give it a few seconds.

Timeout issues:

• Pages not loading? Try --timeout 10000. Slow connections might need 15000.

Browser issues:

• Headless mode doesn't work - Cloudflare blocks it. The browser window is expected.
• First run downloads Chromium (~200 MB via Patchright). One-time thing.
• Upgrading from v0.3.x? Run uvx malt-mcp@latest --logout then --login. The browser engine changed from system Chrome to managed Chromium.

🔒 How it works

Under the hood, this is browser automation via Patchright (Playwright fork). No API, no reverse-engineering - it drives a real browser like you would.

• Credentials stay local. Cookies live in ~/.malt-mcp/profile/, nowhere else.
• Read-only. Nothing is modified on your Malt account (for now).
• Runs locally. The server talks to Malt.fr and nothing else.

Important

Malt's TOS may prohibit automated tools. Don't bulk-scrape. Use responsibly.

🐍 Development

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for architecture guidelines.

git clone https://github.com/LeoMbm/malt-mcp.git
cd malt-mcp
uv sync --group dev
pre-commit install

Run the MCP Inspector (local testing):

uv run mcp dev malt_mcp_server/server.py

Run tests:

uv run pytest --cov -v

Type check:

uv run ty check

License

Apache 2.0