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MCP OpenAI Server

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# MCP OpenAI Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets you seamlessly use OpenAI's models right from Claude.

## Features

- Direct integration with OpenAI's chat models
- Support for multiple models including:
  - gpt-4o
  - gpt-4o-mini
  - o1-preview
  - o1-mini
- Simple message passing interface
- Basic error handling

## Prerequisites

- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= 18 (includes `npm` and `npx`)
- [Claude Desktop app](https://claude.ai/download)
- [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)

## Installation

First, make sure you've got the [Claude Desktop app](https://claude.ai/download) installed and you've requested an [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/api-keys).

Add this entry to your `claude_desktop_config.json` (on Mac, you'll find it at `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-openai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mzxrai/mcp-openai@latest"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here (get one from https://platform.openai.com/api-keys)"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

This config lets Claude Desktop fire up the OpenAI MCP server whenever you need it.

## Usage

Just start chatting with Claude and when you want to use OpenAI's models, ask Claude to use them. 

For example, you can say,

```plaintext
Can you ask o1 what it thinks about this problem?
```

or,

```plaintext
What does gpt-4o think about this?
```

The server currently supports these models:

- gpt-4o (default)
- gpt-4o-mini
- o1-preview
- o1-mini

### Tools

1. `openai_chat`
   - Sends messages to OpenAI's chat completion API
   - Arguments: 
     - `messages`: Array of messages (required)
     - `model`: Which model to use (optional, defaults to gpt-4o)

## Problems

This is alpha software, so may have bugs. If you have an issue, check Claude Desktop's MCP logs:

```bash
tail -n 20 -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp*.log
```

## Development

```bash
# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Build the project
pnpm build

# Watch for changes
pnpm watch

# Run in development mode
pnpm dev
```

## Requirements

- Node.js >= 18
- OpenAI API key

## Verified Platforms

- [x] macOS
- [ ] Linux

## License

MIT

## Author

[mzxrai](https://github.com/mzxrai) 

TDQS

A3.5/5.0

Scored across 1 tool

Disambiguation5/5

With only one tool, there is no possibility of ambiguity or overlap between tools. The tool's purpose is clearly defined and distinct by default.

Naming Consistency5/5

A single tool inherently has perfect naming consistency, as there are no other tools to compare it against. The name 'openai_chat' follows a clear verb_noun pattern.

Tool Count2/5

One tool is too few for a server named 'MCP OpenAI Server', which suggests broader OpenAI capabilities. A single chat tool feels thin and under-scoped for the implied domain, lacking operations like embeddings, image generation, or fine-tuning.

Completeness2/5

The tool surface is severely incomplete for an OpenAI server. It only covers chat completions, missing obvious gaps such as embeddings, vision, audio, file operations, and model management, which are core to OpenAI's API offerings.

Maintenance

ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues