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The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation
Documentation
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mcp-installer - A MCP Server to install MCP Servers
This server is a server that installs other MCP servers for you. Install it, and you can ask Claude to install MCP servers hosted in npm or PyPi for you. Requires npx and uv to be installed for node and Python servers respectively.
How to install:
Put this into your claude_desktop_config.json (either at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude on macOS or C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Claude on Windows):
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-installer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
]
}
}Example prompts
Hey Claude, install the MCP server named mcp-server-fetch
Hey Claude, install the @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem package as an MCP server. Use ['/Users/anibetts/Desktop'] for the arguments
Hi Claude, please install the MCP server at /Users/anibetts/code/mcp-youtube, I'm too lazy to do it myself.
Install the server @modelcontextprotocol/server-github. Set the environment variable GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN to '1234567890'
Frequently asked questions
What is MCP Installer?
Install other MCP servers.
How do I install MCP Installer?
Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.
Is MCP Installer open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains MCP Installer?
It is published by anaisbetts. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.