MCP Manager

MCP Manager is an MCP server management tool that connects directly to your Claude Desktop environment, enabling users to discover, configure, and monitor Model Context Protocol servers. Built for developers and Claude Desktop users, it replaces manual JSON file editing with an automated setup wizard, a cross-platform command-line interface, and a React-based web dashboard. The application interacts with local configuration paths on Windows, macOS, and Linux to perform atomic file updates, preventing configuration corruption during server installations. It also includes automatic scanning to discover available MCP servers, system diagnostics to monitor integration health, and built-in timestamped backups for recovery. By bridging local configuration files with a FastAPI backend and interactive frontend, MCP Manager provides a centralized control hub for managing installed server dependencies, reviewing alerts, executing health checks, and maintaining stable Claude Desktop client configurations.

Category: AI & LLM Tooling

Tags: claude, configuration, interface, management

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How to install and configure MCP Manager

1. Clone the repository locally: bash git clone https://github.com/marcusglee11/mcp-manager cd mcp-manager 2. Set up and launch the FastAPI backend: bash cd backend python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt uvicorn app.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8001 --reload 3. In a separate terminal, install dependencies and start the React frontend: bash cd frontend npm install npm run dev 4. Alternatively, use the CLI setup wizard to configure Claude Desktop automatically: bash chmod +x mcp-manager ./mcp-manager setup 5. Open http://localhost:3001 in your browser to manage, install, or diagnose your MCP servers.

What you can do with MCP Manager

• Installing new MCP servers into Claude Desktop with one-click dependency management directly from the web interface. - Performing safe configuration backups and instant rollbacks to recover from corrupted Claude Desktop settings. - Scanning local and external sources to discover newly available MCP servers and updates. - Running system health diagnostics to detect dependency problems and validate JSON configuration schemas.

Key facts

• Open Source
• https://github.com/marcusglee11/mcp-manager
• AI & LLM Tooling, Developer Tools & Code Intelligence
• claude, configuration, interface, management

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What can MCP Manager do?

MCP Manager provides a web UI, REST API, and CLI tool to discover, install, monitor, and configure Model Context Protocol servers. It performs atomic configuration updates for Claude Desktop, checks dependency health, runs diagnostic scans, and maintains automatic timestamped backups to prevent file corruption.

How do I install MCP Manager?

Clone the repository from GitHub, then set up the Python backend with virtualenv and install the requirements via pip. Next, install frontend dependencies using npm and start the Vite dev server, or execute the setup wizard directly using the command line script.

Which MCP clients work with MCP Manager?

MCP Manager is specifically engineered to manage configurations for Claude Desktop across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It automatically locates the desktop client configuration file paths on each operating system.

Is MCP Manager open source?

Yes, MCP Manager is open source software. It is published under the MIT License, and the source code is hosted on GitHub for community contributions and inspection.