How do I use Get Gather?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Get Gather Open my LinkedIn profile and summarize the most recent activity from my network" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Get Gather

GetGather is a containerized service that allows MCP clients to interact with your data and act on your behalf.

Quickstart

0. Prerequisite

Install Docker.

1. Start the container

1.A: Use docker-compose

Download the docker-compose.yml file and run

docker-compose up

1.B: Use docker run directly

Run the container with Docker or Podman:

docker run -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro -p 23456:23456 ghcr.io/mcp-getgather/mcp-getgather

On MacOS -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro is needed for the service to use your local timezone, and on Linux it's -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro instead. On windows, the timezone has to be set directly as -e TZ=America/Los_Angeles.

Optionally, with --env-file if you have an env file.

docker run --env-file ~/getgather.env -p 23456:23456 ghcr.io/mcp-getgather/mcp-getgather

2. Connect to MCP clients

For VS Code, Cursor, and other MCP clients which support remote MCP servers:

{ "mcpServers": { "getgather": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:23456/mcp" } } }

For Claude Desktop:

{ "mcpServers": { "getgather": { "command": "npx", "args": ["mcp-remote", "http://127.0.0.1:23456/mcp", "--allow-http"] } } }

For Codex CLI, use a ~/.codex/config.toml file:

[mcp_servers.getgather] command = "npx" args = ["mcp-remote", "http://127.0.0.1:23456/mcp", "--allow-http"]

(Optional) Enable url opener tool

Choose one of the following options if you'd like the MCP clients to automatically open the authentication link in a browser.

Add playwright-mcp server.
In Claude Desktop, enable "Control Chrome" in "Settings" -> "Extensions".

3. Read more

To live stream the container desktop, go to http://localhost:23456/live.

Development documentation is located in the docs directory:

Access AI-enhanced documentation for this repository at deepwiki.com/mcp-getgather/mcp-getgather.

Build and run locally

After cloning the repo:

docker build -t mcp-getgather . docker run -p 23456:23456 mcp-getgather

Proxy Configuration

Get Gather supports using an external proxy service for browser sessions. To enable proxy support, set the following environment variables:

BROWSER_HTTP_PROXY=http://your-proxy-server:port BROWSER_HTTP_PROXY_PASSWORD=your-proxy-password

The proxy service should use hierarchical location-based routing if location information is provided. The username format sent to the proxy server will be:

Basic: profile_id
With location: profile_id-city_X_state_Y_country_Z