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IOD App

IOD App

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github.com/iodmcpDeveloper Tools7Updated 94w ago
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About IOD App

IOD App is a desktop application for installing MCP servers in Claude Desktop. Users find a server through the IOD website, provide any required configuration, and trigger its installation from the app.

Key features

  1. 01Install MCP servers in Claude Desktop
  2. 02Find servers through the IOD website
  3. 03Collect required settings in a form
  4. 04Run installation and show its status

Use cases

  1. 01Add an MCP server to Claude Desktop
  2. 02Provide configuration needed for installation
  3. 03Check whether installation succeeded

MCP support

The app handles discovery and installation of MCP servers, adding selected servers to Claude Desktop.

#iodapp#mcp-servers#desktop-application

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

No install method listed yet

We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.

Repository

Tools

No tool list yet

Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.

Details

From the project README

IOD App

IOD App is a desktop application enabling one-click install of MCP servers in your Claude Desktop Application.

Usage

Prerequisites
  1. Install the Claude Desktop Application from here.
  2. Install the IOD Application from here.
Instructions
  1. Open the IOD App and click on the "go to website" button.

IOD Application Header Screenshot

this will open the IOD website in another window.

  1. In the IOD website window search for the MCP server you are interested in.

  2. Click on the "Install" button next to it.

IOD Website MCP Server Search Screenshot

Some servers requires some configuration to be provided. A form will be displayed for you to complete any missing information.

IOD Configuration Form

In that instance for the arxiv mcp server a storage path to a folder is required. Note that a default value is provided and works in most cases.

  1. Finally click on the 'Auto-Install' button at the bottom of the form. This will trigger the iod application to install the MCP server for you in your Claude Desktop Application.

Once the server is installed by iod, the application should show a success notification. The Claude Desktop App will restart to complete the installation.

Contributions

We welcome contributions to this project. Please feel free to open a PR or an issue if you have any suggestions or improvements.

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