mcp-get

The package manager for MCP servers — install and configure in one command.

pip install mcp-get
mcp install filesystem
mcp install github
mcp install playwright

No more manually editing JSON config files.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) connect to external tools and data sources. MCP servers expose capabilities like reading files, querying databases, or browsing the web.

The problem: installing an MCP server currently means finding the package, figuring out the right args, and manually editing a JSON config file for each AI client you use.

mcp-get fixes this.

Installation

pip install mcp-get

Quick start

# See what's available
mcp search

# Install a server (auto-detects Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code...)
mcp install filesystem
mcp install github
mcp install postgres

# See what's installed
mcp list

# Get details on a server
mcp info playwright

# Check detected AI clients
mcp clients

Commands

mcp install <name>

Installs a server and writes it to all detected AI client configs.

mcp install filesystem          # prompts for allowed path
mcp install github              # shows required env vars
mcp install postgres            # prompts for connection string
mcp install memory --yes        # skip all confirmation prompts
mcp install filesystem --client cursor   # target a specific client only

mcp add <name>

Add any custom MCP server not in the registry.

mcp add my-server --command npx --args "-y,my-npm-package"
mcp add local-tool --command python --args "/path/to/server.py"
mcp add api-tool --command node --args "/path/to/index.js" --env API_TOKEN

mcp uninstall <name>

Removes a server from all client configs.

mcp uninstall filesystem
mcp uninstall github --yes

mcp list

Shows installed servers.

mcp list          # installed only
mcp list --all    # all available servers

mcp search [query]

Searches the server registry.

mcp search              # all servers
mcp search database     # filter by keyword
mcp search browser      # browser automation servers

mcp info <name>

Shows full details: description, runtime, required env vars, install prompts.

mcp info github
mcp info playwright

mcp clients

Lists supported AI clients and whether they are detected on your system.

mcp clients

Supported servers (26)

| Server | Description | Auth | |--------|-------------|------| | filesystem | Read/write files in allowed paths | No | | memory | Persistent memory across conversations | No | | github | GitHub repos, issues, and PRs | Token | | gitlab | GitLab repos and merge requests | Token | | postgres | Read-only SQL queries | No | | sqlite | Query SQLite databases | No | | redis | Get/set Redis keys | No | | fetch | Fetch web pages as Markdown | No | | brave-search | Web search via Brave API | Key | | puppeteer | Browser automation | No | | playwright | Full browser automation (Microsoft) | No | | firecrawl | Web crawling at scale | Key | | exa | Semantic web search | Key | | google-drive | Search and read Google Drive files | OAuth | | google-maps | Geocoding and directions | Key | | slack | Read and post to Slack | Token | | notion | Read and write Notion pages | Token | | linear | Linear issues and projects | Key | | obsidian | Read Obsidian vault notes | No | | docker | Manage Docker containers | No | | context7 | Library docs at query time | No | | sentry | Query Sentry errors | Token | | stripe | Stripe payments and customers | Key | | sequential-thinking | Structured reasoning | No | | aws-kb | AWS Bedrock Knowledge Base RAG | Keys | | everart | AI image generation | Key |

Supported clients (9)

| Client | Config format | Config location | |--------|--------------|----------------| | Claude Desktop | JSON | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json | | Cursor | JSON | ~/.cursor/mcp.json | | Windsurf | JSON | ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json | | VS Code | JSON | %APPDATA%\Code\User\mcp.json | | Cline | JSON | %APPDATA%\Code\User\globalStorage\saoudrizwan.claude-dev\... | | Claude Code | JSON | ~/.claude.json | | Zed | JSON | ~/.config/zed/settings.json | | Continue | YAML | ~/.continue/config.yaml | | Goose | YAML | ~/.config/goose/config.yaml |

mcp-get auto-detects which clients are installed and writes to all of them.

Continue and Goose require pyyaml:

pip install "mcp-get[yaml]"

How it works

mcp-get only writes JSON/YAML config files — it does not install packages directly. Servers are started lazily by your AI client using npx -y (Node.js) or uvx (Python), which handle downloading automatically.

This means:

• mcp install is near-instant — no network calls
• No version conflicts or global npm installs
• The server always runs the latest version

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Node.js (for npx-based servers) — nodejs.org
• uv (for uvx-based servers) — astral.sh/uv

License

MIT