About MCP Advisor
MCP Advisor is an MCP server that helps AI assistants search and explore MCP servers in a periodically refreshed registry snapshot. Search runs locally without an account, tracking, or a dependent backend.
Key features
- 01Search with query and registry filters
- 02Retrieve server details
- 03Get installation instructions
- 04View trending servers and registry statistics
- 05Browse tags and server counts
Use cases
- 01Finding MCP servers for a task
- 02Checking setup instructions for a listed server
- 03Exploring registry trends and categories
MCP support
Exposes search, lookup, installation, and registry browsing tools to MCP clients, using a local snapshot of registry data.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP Advisor
An MCP server that lets your AI assistant browse, search, and discover MCP servers from the MCP Advisor registry.
The registry data is a static snapshot of the official MCP registry, refreshed regularly and published to the web. All search and lookup runs locally in the package — there is no account, no tracking, and no backend to depend on.
Installation
# Run directly (recommended)
uvx mcp-advisor
# Or install globally
pip install mcp-advisor
Usage
With Claude Desktop
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-advisor": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-advisor"]
}
}
}
With Cursor
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-advisor": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-advisor"]
}
}
}
Standalone
uvx mcp-advisor # stdio transport (default)
uvx mcp-advisor --transport sse # SSE transport
uvx mcp-advisor --data-url http://localhost:8000 # custom snapshot source (or a local dir)
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_servers | Search MCP servers with filters (query, transport, registry type, tag, sort) |
get_server_details | Get full details about a specific server |
get_install_instructions | Get install config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, opencode, or generic |
get_trending_servers | Get trending servers by GitHub stars and recent activity |
get_registry_stats | Get registry statistics |
browse_tags | List all tags with server counts |
License
MIT - Luca Stucchi
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