Code Runner
About
Executes code snippets in isolated Docker containers with resource limits and security controls for safe testing and debugging across multiple programming languages.
Details
- Author
- axliupore
- Repository
- axliupore/mcp-code-runner
- GitHub stars
- 5
- Downloads
- 167
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Design, Developer Tools, AI, Security, Frontend
- Tags
- #mobile
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- Implements the MCP protocol.
- Executes code and returns results.
- Uses Docker for isolated execution.
- Requires Docker to be installed locally.
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"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Code RunnerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)npxArguments-
Argument 1
-y -
Argument 2
@highlight/mcp-server
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
-
Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
The README does not provide specific installation or invocation instructions. It only states that Docker must be installed on the host machine because all code execution happens inside Docker containers.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"code runner": {
"env": {},
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
Linux
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Macos
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "npx"
}
Windows
{
"env": [],
"args": [
"/c",
"npx",
"-y",
"@highlight/mcp-server"
],
"command": "cmd"
}
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