MCP Installer
About
MCP Installer provides tools for discovering Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers from a registry, collecting configuration for connecting to a server, and installing an MCP server to your local machine. It is intended for developers who want to find, configure, and deploy MCP…
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- Author
- smithery-ai
- GitHub stars
- 6
- Downloads
- 388
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- Developer Tools
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- find-mcp: Finding MCP servers from a registry.
- collect-config: Collecting configuration for connection to an MCP server.
- install-mcp: Installing an MCP server to your local machine.
- Requires Node.js v14.0.0 or higher and npm or yarn.
- Uses a SMITHERY_API_KEY from smithery.ai.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
-
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
MCP InstallerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
What tools does MCP Installer provide?
It offers three tools: find-mcp (discovery), collect-config (configuration), and install-mcp (installation).
What are the prerequisites for running MCP Installer?
You need Node.js (v14.0.0 or higher), npm or yarn, and a valid SMITHERY_API_KEY obtained from smithery.ai.
How do I obtain a SMITHERY_API_KEY?
Visit https://smithery.ai/ to sign up and get your API key.
How do I start the MCP Installer server?
Run npm run build followed by node build/index.js. The server will output "MCP Finder Server running on stdio" when ready.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp installer": {
"smithery-cli-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"smithery-cli-mcp": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"build/index.js"
]
}
}MCP 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/)
Local setup
1. Install dependencies
npm install
2. Set up environment variables
Create a .env file in the project root directory and add the following:
SMITHERY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
3. 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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