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., "@Cowsay MCP Servermake a dragon say 'Welcome to the team!'"
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.
cowsay-mcp
Cowsay MCP Server, providing ASCII art cow capabilities for LLMs. This implementation allows language models to generate fun ASCII art cows with custom messages.
π οΈ Tools
cowsay: Generate ASCII art with a cow saying your messagecowthink: Generate ASCII art with a cow thinking your messagelist_cows: List all available cow characters
π¦ Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install cowsay-mcp for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @mrseanchow/cowsay-mcp --client claudeManual Installation
npm install -g cowsay-mcpUsing npx
npx -y cowsay-mcpπ Running on Cursor
Add this to your mcp.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cowsay-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "cowsay-mcp"]
}
}
}π Running on Windsurf
Add this to your ./codeium/windsurf/model_config.json file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cowsay-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "cowsay-mcp"]
}
}
}π¨ Available Cow Characters
The server provides a wide variety of cow characters, including but not limited to:
default: The classic cowsmall: A smaller version of the default cowtux: A penguin charactermoose: A moose charactersheep: A sheep characterdragon: A dragon characterelephant: An elephant characterskeleton: A skeleton characterstimpy: A Stimpy character
And many more! Use the list_cows tool to see all available characters.
π Example Usage
cowsay Tool
{
"name": "cowsay",
"parameters": {
"message": "Hello from LLM!",
"cow": "tux"
}
}cowthink Tool
{
"name": "cowthink",
"parameters": {
"message": "What should I say next?",
"cow": "moose"
}
}list_cows Tool
{
"name": "list_cows",
"parameters": {}
}π License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
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