What is Mcp Config Manager

mcp-config-manager is a package that provides configuration management utilities for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, specifically designed to manage configurations for clients like Claude Desktop and VSCode extensions such as Cline and Roo.

Use cases

Use cases include managing configurations for AI applications using Claude Desktop, setting up development environments with VSCode extensions like Cline and Roo, and automating configuration management for different client setups.

How to use

To use mcp-config-manager, install it via pip with ‘pip install mcp-config-manager’. Then, import the package and utilize the ‘add_to_config’ function to manage server configurations by specifying required environment variables and configuration types for different clients.

Key features

Key features include automatic detection of configuration file paths for various environments, support for Claude Desktop and VSCode extensions (Cline and Roo), environment variable validation, generic configuration management functions, and specific settings for Cline and Roo extensions.

Where to use

mcp-config-manager can be used in software development environments where MCP servers are deployed, particularly in applications that integrate with Claude Desktop and VSCode extensions for enhanced functionality.

MCP Config Manager

Configuration management utilities for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This package provides functionality to manage MCP server configurations for different clients like Claude Desktop and VSCode extensions (Cline and Roo).

Features

• Automatic configuration file path detection for different environments
• Support for Claude Desktop and VSCode extensions (Cline and Roo)
• Environment variable validation
• Generic configuration management functions
• VSCode extension specific settings (disabled, autoApprove) for Cline and Roo

Installation

pip install mcp-config-manager

Usage

from mcp_config_manager import add_to_config

# Define your required environment variables
REQUIRED_ENV_VARS = ["API_KEY", "API_URL"]

# Add to Claude Desktop configuration
add_to_config(
    server_name="my-mcp-server",
    required_env_vars=REQUIRED_ENV_VARS,
    config_type="claude"
)

# Add to Cline configuration (VSCode extension)
add_to_config(
    server_name="my-mcp-server",
    required_env_vars=REQUIRED_ENV_VARS,
    config_type="cline"  # Will include disabled=False and autoApprove settings
)

# Add to Roo configuration (VSCode extension)
add_to_config(
    server_name="my-mcp-server",
    required_env_vars=REQUIRED_ENV_VARS,
    config_type="roo"  # Will include disabled=False and autoApprove settings
)

# With custom environment variables
env_vars = {
    "API_KEY": "my-key",
    "API_URL": "https://api.example.com"
}

add_to_config(
    server_name="my-mcp-server",
    required_env_vars=REQUIRED_ENV_VARS,
    env_vars=env_vars,
    config_type="cline"
)

Configuration File Locations

The package automatically detects the appropriate configuration file paths:

Claude Desktop

• EC2: ~/.vscode-server/data/User/globalStorage/anthropic.claude/settings/claude_desktop_config.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

VSCode Extensions

Cline

• EC2: ~/.vscode-server/data/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json

Roo

• EC2: ~/.vscode-server/data/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json

VSCode Extension Settings

When adding configurations for VSCode extensions (Cline or Roo), the following additional settings are automatically included:

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install development dependencies: pip install -e ".[dev]"
3. Run tests: pytest
4. Submit pull requests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.