About MCP Registry
MCP Registry, called MCP Installer in the README, is an MCP server for finding, configuring, and installing MCP servers. It is aimed at Cursor and Claude users and uses Smithery for registry access.
Key features
- 01Find MCP servers in a registry
- 02Collect server connection configuration
- 03Install MCP servers locally
- 04Write Cursor or Claude configuration
Use cases
- 01Search for available MCP servers
- 02Prepare connection settings for a chosen server
- 03Install a server locally and configure a client
MCP support
It exposes tools to MCP clients for finding servers, collecting connection configuration, and installing servers.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
3Saved tool list · updated 3w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| mcpServerName | string | Yes | The name of the MCP server to find |
Details
From the project READMEMCP Installer
Introduction
MCP Installer serves the following tools
- find-mcp: finding Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers from registry
- collect-config: collecting config to be used for connection to mcp server
- install-mcp: installing mcp server to your local machine
Getting Started
Prerequisites
- Node.js (v14.0.0 or higher)
- npm or yarn
- SMITHERY_API_KEY (https://smithery.ai/)
Installation
You can install MCP Installer using the following command:
npm install @bbangjo/mcp-installer
npx @bbangjo/mcp-installer --client <client-type> --key <your-smithery-api-key>
Where:
<client-type>: Currently supported clients are 'cursor' or 'claude'<your-smithery-api-key>: Enter your Smithery API key
Example:
npx @bbangjo/mcp-installer --client cursor --key your_smithery_api_key_here
Upon successful installation, you will see the message "✅ MCP server installed successfully."
Note: Depending on the client type, the configuration file will be created in the following locations:
-
Cursor:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\Cursor\mcp.json - macOS:
~/.cursor/mcp.json - Linux:
~/.config/Cursor/mcp.json
- Windows:
-
Claude:
- Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json - macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Linux:
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows:
Local setup
- Install dependencies
npm install
- Set up environment variables
Create a
.envfile in the project root directory and add the following:
SMITHERY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
- Running the server:
npm run build
node build/index.js
The server will display the message "MCP Finder Server running on stdio" when successfully started.
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