MCPHub 🚀

MCPHub is a hybrid web/extension application for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Think of it as apt/pip but for MCP servers, with a modern web interface and secure local system integration.

🌟 Features

📦 Browse and install MCP servers
⚙️ Manage server configurations
🔐 Secure local operations through Chrome extension
🌐 Web-based interface
🔄 Real-time status monitoring
🛠️ Environment variable management
📝 Claude Desktop config integration
🖥️ Cross-platform support

🚀 Quick Start

Install Chrome Extension and Native Host

Windows:

Clone this repository
Run installation script:

cd chrome-extension/scripts
windows-install.bat

Load the extension in Chrome:
- Open chrome://extensions/
- Enable Developer mode
- Click "Load unpacked"
- Select the chrome-extension directory

MacOS/Linux:

Clone this repository
Run installation script:

cd chrome-extension/scripts
# For MacOS:
./macos-install.sh
# For Linux:
./linux-install.sh

Load the extension in Chrome:
- Open chrome://extensions/
- Enable Developer mode
- Click "Load unpacked"
- Select the chrome-extension directory

Run Web Frontend

Navigate to web directory:

cd web

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start development server:

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in Chrome

📁 Project Structure

mcphub/
├── chrome-extension/       # Chrome extension
│   ├── manifest.json      # Extension manifest
│   ├── background.js      # Service worker
│   ├── popup/            # Extension popup UI
│   ├── native-host/      # Native messaging host
│   └── scripts/          # Installation scripts
├── web/                  # Next.js frontend
│   ├── src/             # Source code
│   └── package.json     # Dependencies
└── registry/            # Server registry
    └── servers.yaml     # Available servers

⚙️ Configuration

Claude Desktop Integration

MCPHub manages the Claude Desktop config file located at:

Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Server Configuration Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

🔄 Development

Chrome Extension

Uses Manifest V3
Native messaging for system operations
Auto-generated extension ID
Cross-platform installation scripts

Web Frontend

Next.js 13 with TypeScript
Material-UI components
Chrome extension integration
Real-time status monitoring

🤝 Contributing

Fork the repository
Create your feature branch:

git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

Commit your changes:

git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'

Push to the branch:

git push origin feature/amazing-feature

Open a Pull Request

Adding New MCP Servers

Add your server to registry/servers.yaml:

- name: "Your MCP Server"
  description: "Server description"
  runtime: "node"  # or "python"
  package: "your-package-name"
  version: "1.0.0"
  command_args:
    - "your-command-args"
  env:
    YOUR_ENV_VAR: ""

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

mcphub