MCP Remote for Go
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This Go implementation allows MCP clients that only support local (stdio) connections to connect to remote MCP servers with authentication support.
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- naotama2002
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- Bridges local stdio MCP clients to remote SSE servers.
- Supports OAuth authentication with browser-based authorization.
- Stores OAuth tokens in ~/.mcp-auth for reuse.
- Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf.
- Allows custom HTTP headers and optional HTTP (--allow-http).
- Available as binary or Docker image from GitHub Container Registry.
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 Remote for GoCommand (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
Install by building from source or pulling the Docker image from GitHub Container Registry. Run as mcp-remote-go <remote-sse-url> [port] [--header ...] [--allow-http] or via Docker with docker run .... Configure MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) by editing their JSON config files to point to the binary or Docker command.
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp remote for go": {
"mcp-remote-go": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"pull",
"ghcr.io/naotama2002/mcp-remote-go:latest"
]
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"mcp-remote-go": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"pull",
"ghcr.io/naotama2002/mcp-remote-go:latest"
]
}
}
MCP Remote for Go
This Go implementation allows MCP clients that only support local (stdio) connections to connect to remote MCP servers with authentication support.
Overview
MCP Remote proxies between:
- A local MCP client using stdio transport
- A remote MCP server using Server-Sent Events (SSE) with OAuth authentication
Installation
Building from Source
```bash
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