# ballast MCP server

> ballast MCP server — openballast-ballast-cli. Use this tool when you need to improve the accuracy of local models by grounding them with a quantized Wikidata corpus, reducing hallucinations and enhancing entity resolution and fact lookup capabilities. It takes in local models and outputs more accurate and informed results, leveraging MCP tools for enhanced performance. Ideal for applications requiring reliable entity resolution and fact verification, such as knowledge graph construction and question answering systems.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/openballast-ballast-cli  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/openballast-ballast-cli

## Description

Grounds local models with a quantized Wikidata corpus via MCP tools for entity resolution and fact lookup, reducing hallucinations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/xw6jpliu6c)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/OpenBallast/ballast-cli>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "openballast-ballast-cli"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/openballast-ballast-cli` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/openballast-ballast-cli/pull`

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