install_local_mcp_server
Install an MCP server whose code is cloned locally on your computer
LABSCO SUMMARY
Adding a server stops being a config file you edit by hand.
What it takes off you is the hand-editing and the restart-to-find-out cycle: you name the server, the arguments and the environment it needs, and it goes in. The local variant does the same for a server you have cloned and never released, which is the awkward half of writing one.
What it is
A two-call server whose only job is installing other MCP servers. One installs a published server through npx or uvx; the other registers one whose code already sits on your machine.
What you get
- A published MCP server installed by name, with the arguments and environment variables it needs
- A locally cloned MCP server installed from its path, taking the same arguments and environment
Requirements
npx to run it, and npx or uvx available for whatever it goes on to install.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y @anaisbetts/mcp-installer
USE CASES
01
Adding a server you just read about
Name the published package and it is installed through npx or uvx, without opening the client's configuration file.
02
Wiring up a server you are writing yourself
A server that only exists as a clone on disk has nothing to install by name. Point at the path instead and it registers the same way.
03
Handing a server the key it needs at install time
Both calls take environment variables alongside the arguments, so a server that needs a token is configured as it goes in rather than after it fails to start.
2 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
install_repo_mcp_server
Install an MCP server via npx or uvx
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools when we connected.
Requires
npx on PATH
Where it runs
The documented client runs the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 2 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx -y @anaisbetts/mcp-installerMCP Clients
Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-installer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
]
}
}
}
