MCPHub 🚀

MCPHub is a hybrid web/extension application for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Think of it as apt/pip but for MCP servers, with a modern web interface and secure local system integration.

🌟 Features

• 📦 Browse and install MCP servers
• ⚙️ Manage server configurations
• 🔐 Secure local operations through Chrome extension
• 🌐 Web-based interface
• 🔄 Real-time status monitoring
• 🛠️ Environment variable management
• 📝 Claude Desktop config integration
• 🖥️ Cross-platform support

🚀 Quick Start

Install Chrome Extension and Native Host

Windows:

1. Clone this repository
2. Run installation script:

cd chrome-extension/scripts
windows-install.bat

3. Load the extension in Chrome:
   • Open chrome://extensions/
   • Enable Developer mode
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the chrome-extension directory

MacOS/Linux:

1. Clone this repository
2. Run installation script:

cd chrome-extension/scripts
# For MacOS:
./macos-install.sh
# For Linux:
./linux-install.sh

3. Load the extension in Chrome:
   • Open chrome://extensions/
   • Enable Developer mode
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the chrome-extension directory

Run Web Frontend

1. Navigate to web directory:

cd web

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Start development server:

npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000 in Chrome

📁 Project Structure

mcphub/
├── chrome-extension/       # Chrome extension
│   ├── manifest.json      # Extension manifest
│   ├── background.js      # Service worker
│   ├── popup/            # Extension popup UI
│   ├── native-host/      # Native messaging host
│   └── scripts/          # Installation scripts
├── web/                  # Next.js frontend
│   ├── src/             # Source code
│   └── package.json     # Dependencies
└── registry/            # Server registry
    └── servers.yaml     # Available servers

⚙️ Configuration

Claude Desktop Integration

MCPHub manages the Claude Desktop config file located at:

• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Server Configuration Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

🔄 Development

Chrome Extension

• Uses Manifest V3
• Native messaging for system operations
• Auto-generated extension ID
• Cross-platform installation scripts

Web Frontend

• Next.js 13 with TypeScript
• Material-UI components
• Chrome extension integration
• Real-time status monitoring

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch:

git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

3. Commit your changes:

git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'

4. Push to the branch:

git push origin feature/amazing-feature

5. Open a Pull Request

Adding New MCP Servers

Add your server to registry/servers.yaml:

- name: "Your MCP Server"
  description: "Server description"
  runtime: "node"  # or "python"
  package: "your-package-name"
  version: "1.0.0"
  command_args:
    - "your-command-args"
  env:
    YOUR_ENV_VAR: ""

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

• Documentation
• Issue Tracker
• Model Context Protocol

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