# mcp-nest

> A package manager for MCP servers — install, configure, and manage MCP servers across Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-nest/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/CharanBharathula/mcpx
- repository: https://github.com/CharanBharathula/mcpx/issues
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, claude, cursor, mcp, model-context-protocol, package-manager, server, windsurf
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-nest

### Description (declared)

# mcp-nest — The Universal Package Manager for MCP Servers 🚀

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Stop editing `mcp_config.json` by hand. **mcp-nest** is a unified CLI to install, configure, and manage [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) servers across all major AI IDEs and desktops — with a single command.

```bash
pip install mcp-nest
mcp-nest install github
```

One command installs the server, prompts for required API tokens, and automatically writes the configuration to **Claude Desktop**, **Cursor**, and **Windsurf**.

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## ✨ Key Features

- 🔄 **Multi-Client Sync** — Configure all your AI tools at once
- 📦 **Built-in Registry** — 31 production-ready MCP servers out of the box
- 🛠️ **Zero Global Bloat** — Servers run via `npx`/`uvx` on-demand, nothing installed globally
- 🛡️ **Validated Configs** — No more syntax errors or broken JSON files
- 🔍 **Discovery** — Search and inspect server requirements before installing
- 🩺 **Doctor** — Health check for runtimes, client configs, and installed servers
- 🗂️ **Profiles** — Install curated server bundles in one command
- 💾 **Backup & Restore** — Snapshot and recover all client configs
- 📤 **Export** — Share your server setup as a portable JSON file

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## 📦 Supported Clients

| Client | Windows | macOS / Linux |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Claude Desktop** | `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` | `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/...` |
| **Cursor** | `~/.cursor/mcp.json` | `~/.cursor/mcp.json` |
| **Windsurf** | `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json` | `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json` |

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## 🛠️ Installation

**Requirements:** Python 3.9+, Node.js 1…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-nest/ (first seen 2026-09-10T02:24:08.876Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-nest/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-nest · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-nest