MCP Server Installer

Interactive installer for MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Browse by category, select, and install.

Usage

When user asks to install an MCP or wants to see available options:

1. Use AskUserQuestion to let user select category
2. Use AskUserQuestion to let user select specific MCP
3. Install by merging config into .mcp.json

Available MCP Servers

Category: Office (5)

| MCP | Package | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | excel | @anthropic/mcp-excel | Excel spreadsheet manipulation | | excel-win32com | mcp-server-excel (uvx) | Excel via Win32COM (Windows) | | word | @anthropic/mcp-word | Word document manipulation | | word-uvx | mcp-server-word (uvx) | Word via python-docx | | powerpoint | @anthropic/mcp-powerpoint | PowerPoint manipulation | | powerpoint-uvx | mcp-server-pptx (uvx) | PowerPoint via python-pptx | | pdf-reader | @anthropic/mcp-pdf-reader | PDF text extraction |

Category: Browser (3)

| MCP | Package | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | playwright | @playwright/mcp@latest | Browser automation | | chrome-devtools | @anthropic/mcp-chrome-devtools | Chrome DevTools Protocol | | brave | @anthropic/mcp-brave | Brave Search API |

Category: APIs (6)

| MCP | Package | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | notion | @suekou/mcp-notion-server | Notion workspace integration | | notion-pro | notion-mcp (uvx) | Advanced Notion features | | notion-internal | Custom | Internal Notion API | | github-http | @anthropic/mcp-github | GitHub API via HTTP | | github-docker | mcp/github (Docker) | GitHub API via Docker | | gmail | @anthropic/mcp-gmail | Gmail integration | | outlook | @anthropic/mcp-outlook | Outlook integration |

Category: AI/LLM (4)

| MCP | Package | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | codex-cli | @anthropic/mcp-codex | OpenAI Codex integration | | context7 | @anthropic/mcp-context7 | Context management | | taskmaster | @anthropic/mcp-taskmaster | Task orchestration | | serena | serena-mcp (uvx) | Serena AI assistant |

Category: Utilities (8)

| MCP | Package | Description | |-----|---------|-------------| | basic-memory | @anthropic/mcp-memory | Persistent memory storage | | desktop-commander | @anthropic/mcp-desktop | Desktop automation | | jina | @anthropic/mcp-jina | Jina AI embeddings | | puremd | @anthropic/mcp-puremd | Markdown processing | | veyrax | veyrax-mcp (uvx) | Veyrax integration | | webmind | webmind-mcp (uvx) | Web intelligence | | youtube-info | @anthropic/mcp-youtube | YouTube metadata |

Installation Flow

Step 1: Ask Category

Use AskUserQuestion with options:
- Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Browser (Playwright, Chrome DevTools, Brave)
- APIs (Notion, GitHub, Gmail, Outlook)
- AI/LLM (Codex, Context7, Taskmaster)
- Utilities (Memory, Desktop, YouTube)

Step 2: Ask Specific MCP

Based on category choice, present specific MCPs with descriptions.

Step 3: Install

1. Read existing .mcp.json or create new
2. Add selected MCP config to mcpServers
3. Write updated .mcp.json
4. Inform user to restart Claude Code

MCP Configurations

NPX-based MCPs (most common)

{
  "mcp-name": {
    "command": "cmd",
    "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@package/name"]
  }
}

UVX-based MCPs (Python)

{
  "mcp-name": {
    "command": "cmd",
    "args": ["/c", "uvx", "package-name"]
  }
}

With Environment Variables

{
  "mcp-name": {
    "command": "cmd",
    "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@package/name"],
    "env": {
      "API_KEY": "${API_KEY}"
    }
  }
}

Full Configurations Reference

Office

"excel": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-excel"]
}

"word": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-word"]
}

"powerpoint": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-powerpoint"]
}

"pdf-reader": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-pdf-reader"]
}

Browser

"playwright": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@playwright/mcp@latest"]
}

"chrome-devtools": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-chrome-devtools"]
}

"brave": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-brave"],
  "env": {
    "BRAVE_API_KEY": "${BRAVE_API_KEY}"
  }
}

APIs

"notion": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@suekou/mcp-notion-server"],
  "env": {
    "NOTION_API_TOKEN": "${NOTION_API_TOKEN}",
    "NOTION_MARKDOWN_CONVERSION": "true"
  }
}

"github": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-github"],
  "env": {
    "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
  }
}

"gmail": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-gmail"],
  "env": {
    "GMAIL_CREDENTIALS": "${GMAIL_CREDENTIALS}"
  }
}

AI/LLM

"codex-cli": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-codex"]
}

"taskmaster": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-taskmaster"]
}

Utilities

"basic-memory": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-memory"]
}

"youtube-info": {
  "command": "cmd",
  "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@anthropic/mcp-youtube"]
}

Environment Variables by MCP

| MCP | Required Env Vars | |-----|-------------------| | notion | NOTION_API_TOKEN | | github | GITHUB_TOKEN | | brave | BRAVE_API_KEY | | gmail | GMAIL_CREDENTIALS | | outlook | OUTLOOK_CREDENTIALS |

Post-Installation

After installation:

1. Restart Claude Code to load the new MCP
2. Set environment variables if required
3. Test with a simple command

Troubleshooting

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | npx not found | Install Node.js | | uvx not found | pip install uv | | MCP not loading | Check .mcp.json syntax | | Auth errors | Verify environment variables | | Timeout | Check network connectivity |

Skill Chaining

• Replaces: All 28 individual julien-mcp-* skills
• Tools Used: AskUserQuestion, Read, Edit, Write
• Output: Configured .mcp.json