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title: App Discover Command - Find MCP Applications
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# app discover
Discovers installed desktop applications that have MCP configurations.
This command scans your system for supported applications and reports which ones have detectable MCP server configurations.
For a complete overview of the consolidation workflow, see the **[App Consolidation Guide](../../guide/integrations/app-consolidation)**.
## Synopsis
```bash
npx -y @1mcp/agent app discover [options]
```
## Options
- **`--show-empty`**
- Include supported applications that were found but have no MCP servers configured.
- **`--show-paths`**
- Display the file paths of the discovered configuration files.
## Examples
```bash
# Discover all installed apps with MCP configurations
npx -y @1mcp/agent app discover
# Include apps that have config files but no servers
npx -y @1mcp/agent app discover --show-empty
```
## See Also
- **[App Consolidation Guide](../../guide/integrations/app-consolidation#the-consolidation-workflow)**