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Previously delete_category made two separate login cycles (accgetallfamily to verify + taskcategorydelete to delete) = 6 HTTP calls. Now both happen in one session = 4 HTTP calls. Halves latency and eliminates the risk of a compounding timeout when the API is temporarily slow. FW_DEBUG=1 investigation confirmed the API itself is fast (<1s); the reported 4-min timeout was transient API slowness amplified by the double session overhead. Also recreated 'Obst & Gemüse' (emoji 🍎) as taskCategory/23431854_4956806 after it was accidentally consumed by the debug script. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
mcp-familywall
MCP server for Family Wall -- read and manage your family's circles, lists, and tasks directly from Claude.
Features (v0.4.13)
Read
get_circles-- list all family circlesget_members-- list members of a circle (or all circles)get_lists-- list all task lists (optionally filtered by circle)get_tasks-- list tasks in a specific list (includescategory_idfield)get_categories-- list categories for a list (locale-filtered; custom categories always included;customflag marks user-created ones)get_activities-- list recent wall activities (author resolved to display name)
Write (with confirmation prompt)
create_task-- create a new task in a list (supportscategory_idfor shopping lists)update_task-- update text, description, and/or category of an existing tasktoggle_task-- mark a task complete or reopen itdelete_task-- permanently delete a taskcreate_category-- create a custom category for a shopping list (with optional icon)delete_category-- delete a custom category (system categories are protected)like_post-- like a wall post/activity
Requirements
- Python 3.12+
- uv
- A Family Wall account
Installation
uv tool install mcp-familywall
Setup
Run the interactive setup wizard once to store your credentials securely in the OS keyring:
mcp-familywall setup
This will:
- Prompt for your Family Wall email and password
- Verify the credentials against the API
- Store them in the OS keyring
- Print a Claude Desktop configuration snippet
Claude Desktop configuration
Add the printed snippet to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"familywall": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-familywall", "serve"]
}
}
}
Verify
mcp-familywall check
Debug logging
Set FW_DEBUG=1 to log full request/response bodies to stderr (passwords are masked):
FW_DEBUG=1 mcp-familywall check
Credentials
Credentials are resolved in this order:
- Environment variables
FW_EMAILandFW_PASSWORD - OS keyring (set by
mcp-familywall setup)
License
MIT
Languages
Python
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