Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Starterboxinstall the MCP server for GitHub"
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.
Starterbox - configure mcp servers directly from prompt
This server is a server that installs other MCP servers for you. Install it, and you can ask Claude (or other AI Applications) to install MCP servers hosted in npm or PyPi for you. Requires npx and uv to be installed for node and Python servers respectively.
How to install:
Put this into your claude_desktop_config.json (either at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude on macOS or C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Roaming\Claude on Windows):
Example prompts
Hey Claude, install the MCP server named mcp-server-fetch
Hey Claude, install the @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem package as an MCP server. Use ['/Users/neo/Desktop'] for the arguments
Install the server @modelcontextprotocol/server-github. Set the environment variable GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN to '1234567890'