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Penguin Statistics: MCP server, setup and security

Penguin Statistics is an open-source MCP server that lets an AI agent look up crowdsourced Arknights drop rates by stage and item. Its repository has 202 stars and its last commit is from October 23, 2026 and it is licensed under MIT.

Score
74/100
Adoption (stars) 23/40
Maintenance 30/30
Framework (licence, registry, official) 21/30
Actively maintainedRemote server

What Penguin Statistics does

According to its repository: “Crowdsourced Arknights drop rates by stage and item, for the CN, US, JP and KR game servers”

An MCP server gives an AI agent extra tools it calls during the conversation: the agent reads their description, decides to use them and gets the result back. Penguin Statistics is listed under Data science and visualization, a category of 48 servers in the directory, where it ranks #15 by stars.

Topics declared by the repository: go, gofiber, fx, penguin-statistics, arknights.

Installing and connecting Penguin Statistics

Distribution modes declared in the official MCP registry:

  • remote server (streamable-http): you connect to it by URL, with nothing to install locally

Like any MCP server, you declare it in your client's configuration (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex…): a name, the command that starts it or its URL, and any environment variables. The client then starts it and lists its tools. Project language: Go.

Security: what to check

An MCP server runs code with the rights you give it, and the model reads its tool descriptions: a malicious or compromised server can hijack the agent. Read the code, or pick a maintained and widely used server, before connecting it.

None of the risk signals we track (system access, secrets, missing licence, abandonment) applies to Penguin Statistics. That does not replace reading the code.

Good practice: grant only the rights needed (least privilege), require human approval for irreversible actions, and run the AI agent security check.

Project activity and maintenance

Created on November 23, 2021, the penguin-statistics/backend-next repository has 202 stars and 20 forks, with 26 open issues. It has more stars than 78% of the servers in the directory. It received changes this month. Version published in the registry: 1.0.0 (October 23, 2026).

Stars measure attention, not quality: a recent, heavily promoted project can collect them fast, while a useful but niche server will have few.

Agent Native AnalyticsAgent Native Analytics : 7.5K7.5KGoogle Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/ : 5.9K5.9KAsk JevAsk Jev : 5.2K5.2KVizro MCPVizro MCP : 3.8K3.8KShipSwiftShipSwift : 3.2K3.2KMarkdownify MCPMarkdownify MCP : 3K3KSemioticSemiotic : 2.7K2.7KPaperBananaPaperBanana : 2.4K2.4KPenguin StatisticsPenguin Statistics : 202202
GitHub stars of the most followed servers in the category (log scale); Penguin Statistics in orange. Checked October 25, 2026.

Verdict

Penguin Statistics is a reasonable choice; check the points below before connecting it.

Strengths

  • Active project: recent commit
  • Widely followed: 202 stars
  • Listed in the official MCP registry
  • Usable remotely, without installation
  • Permissive licence (MIT)

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Penguin Statistics?

Penguin Statistics is distributed as a remote server. Add it to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code…) following the README of penguin-statistics/backend-next.

Is Penguin Statistics free?

The code is published under the MIT licence and can be used free of charge.

Is Penguin Statistics safe?

No risk signal found (system access, secrets, licence, abandonment). As with any MCP server, keep rights minimal and read the code before sensitive use.

Is it an official server?

It is published in the MCP registry under the verified namespace io.penguin-stats, which shows the publisher controls that domain.

What are the alternatives to Penguin Statistics?

In the same category: Vizro MCP, Agent Native Analytics, Semiotic, and Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/GEO MCP. Vizro MCP scores higher on our grid.

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