# MCP Installer
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@bbangjooo/mcp-finder-mcp-server)
## 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:
```bash
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:
```bash
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
```bash
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:
```bash
npm run build
node build/index.js
```
The server will display the message "MCP Finder Server running on stdio" when successfully started.
MCP directory API
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