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mcp installer

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What is mcp installer?

A high-performance MCP server implementation for mcp-installer that bridges the gap between the Model Context Protocol and external services. It allows Large Language Models to interact with your data and tools with low latency and native support.

How to use mcp installer?

1. Ensure you have an MCP-compatible client (like Claude Desktop) installed. 2. Configure your server with: npx @modelcontextprotocol/mcp-installer 3. Restart your client and verify the new tools are available in the system catalog.
🛡️ Scoped (Restricted)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/mcp-installer --scope restricted
🔓 Unrestricted Access
npx @modelcontextprotocol/mcp-installer

Key Features

Native MCP Protocol Support
High-performance Data Streaming
Type-safe Tool Definitions
Seamless Environment Integration

Optimized Use Cases

Connecting external databases to AI workflows
Automating workflow tasks via natural language
Augmenting developer productivity with specialized tools

mcp installer FAQ

Q

What is an MCP server?

MCP is an open standard that enables developers to build secure, two-way integrations between AI models and local or remote data sources.

Q

Is this server ready for production?

Yes, this server follows standard MCP security patterns and tool-restricted access.

Official Documentation

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mcp-installer - A MCP Server to install MCP Servers

This server is a server that installs other MCP servers for you. Install it, and you can ask Claude to install MCP servers hosted in npm or PyPi for you. Requires npx and uv to be installed for node and Python servers respectively.

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How to install:

Put this into your claude_desktop_config.json (either at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude on macOS or C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Claude on Windows):

  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-installer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
      ]
    }
  }

Example prompts

Hey Claude, install the MCP server named mcp-server-fetch

Hey Claude, install the @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem package as an MCP server. Use ['/Users/anibetts/Desktop'] for the arguments

Hi Claude, please install the MCP server at /Users/anibetts/code/mcp-youtube, I'm too lazy to do it myself.

Install the server @modelcontextprotocol/server-github. Set the environment variable GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN to '1234567890'

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Manual Config

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-installer": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-installer"] } } }