MCP Registry
About
MCP Registry is a server that provides tools to find, configure, and install Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers from the Smithery registry onto a local machine. It is intended for developers using MCP-compatible clients like Cursor and Claude.
Details
- Transport
- SSE
Explore
- Find MCP servers from the Smithery registry.
- Collect configuration data for MCP server connections.
- Install MCP servers to local machine CLI clients.
- Supports Cursor and Claude desktop clients.
- Generates config files in OS‑specific client paths.
- Runs on stdio transport.
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 RegistryCommand (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
- Node.js (v14.0.0 or higher)
- npm or yarn
- SMITHERY_API_KEY (https://smithery.ai/)
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.
find_mcp
Find the MCP servers by given name
collect_config
Collect the config to be used for connection to mcp server
install_mcp
Install the MCP server on your local machine. You can install the MCP server with configuration.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp registry": {
"mcp-finder-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bbangjo/mcp-installer",
"--client",
"<client-type>",
"--key",
"<your-smithery-api-key>"
]
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"mcp-finder-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@bbangjo/mcp-installer",
"--client",
"<client-type>",
"--key",
"<your-smithery-api-key>"
]
}
}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/)
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
- Claude:
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
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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