mcpup

Manage MCP servers across 13 AI clients from one CLI.

Define a server once. Enable it where you want. Keep unmanaged client entries intact.

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Why mcpup

MCP servers are useful, but managing them across multiple AI clients is repetitive and error-prone:

• different config locations
• different formats (JSON, JSONC, TOML)
• repeated env/header setup
• easy to overwrite manual client entries
• hard to roll back a bad config write

mcpup gives you one canonical config at ~/.mcpup/config.json and keeps the client-specific files in sync.

What you get

• one source of truth for MCP servers
• support for 13 clients
• 97 built-in server templates
• local stdio and remote HTTP/SSE server definitions
• ownership-aware writes that preserve unmanaged entries
• backups, rollback, drift checks, and doctor
• interactive wizard plus full CLI and JSON output

Quickstart

Interactive mode

Run mcpup with no arguments:

mcpup

Current wizard menu:

? What would you like to do?
  → Quick setup (recommended)
    Add a server
    Remove a server
    Enable / Disable a server
    List servers
    Browse server registry
    Status overview
    Profiles
    Run doctor
    Rollback a client
    Exit

CLI mode

# Guided onboarding
mcpup setup

# Add a registry server
mcpup add github --env GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx

# Add a custom local server
mcpup add my-server --command npx --arg -y --arg my-mcp-package

# Add a remote HTTP/SSE server
mcpup add my-remote --url https://api.example.com/mcp --header "Authorization:Bearer sk-xxx"

# Enable it on clients
mcpup enable github --client cursor
mcpup enable github --client claude-code

# Preview changes before writing
mcpup enable github --client codex --dry-run

# Diagnose problems
mcpup doctor

# Roll back a client config
mcpup rollback --client cursor

Install

Homebrew

brew tap mohammedsamin/tap
brew install mcpup

Go

go install github.com/mohammedsamin/mcpup/cmd/mcpup@latest

Binary releases

Download from Releases.

Built-in registry

mcpup ships with 97 curated MCP server templates so you do not have to chase package names or command syntax by hand.

mcpup registry

Examples:

mcpup add github --env GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx
mcpup add notion --env NOTION_TOKEN=ntn_xxx
mcpup add playwright
mcpup add memory

The registry includes categories like:

• developer
• search
• productivity
• utility
• database
• automation
• media
• cloud
• ai
• communication
• finance
• devops
• security
• analytics

Supported clients

mcpup currently manages these clients:

• Claude Code
• Cursor
• Claude Desktop
• Codex
• OpenCode
• Windsurf
• Zed
• Continue
• VS Code
• Cline
• Roo Code
• Amazon Q
• Gemini

For exact config locations and per-client behavior, see docs/clients.md.

How it works

~/.mcpup/config.json
        |
        +--> mcpup planner + reconciler
                |
                +--> native client config files

The core flow is:

1. define a server once in canonical config
2. enable or disable it per client
3. mcpup computes the desired client state
4. it backs up the target config
5. it writes the native client format
6. it validates the result and rolls back on failure

Safety model

• preserves unmanaged client entries
• creates backups before every write
• supports explicit rollback per client
• warns on destructive managed changes
• validates config shape, executables, env requirements, drift, and ownership via doctor

Common workflows

Set up a work profile

mcpup add github --env GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx
mcpup add slack --env SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-xxx
mcpup add notion --env NOTION_TOKEN=ntn_xxx
mcpup add sentry --env SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN=sntrys_xxx

mcpup profile create work --servers github,slack,notion,sentry
mcpup profile apply work --yes

Update registry-backed definitions

mcpup update --yes

Export and import server packs

mcpup export --servers github,notion --output team-pack.json
mcpup import team-pack.json

Script with JSON output

mcpup list --json | jq '.data.servers[].name'
mcpup status --json | jq '.data.clients'

Command overview

Command	Description
mcpup	Launch the interactive wizard
mcpup setup	Guided onboarding across clients and registry servers
mcpup add	Add a registry, custom local, or remote server
mcpup update [name...]	Refresh registry-backed definitions
mcpup enable / disable	Toggle a server on a client, optionally per tool
mcpup list	List configured servers
mcpup status	Show overall status across clients
mcpup export / import	Share server definitions as JSON
mcpup profile ...	Create, apply, list, and delete profiles
mcpup registry [query]	Browse the built-in server catalog
mcpup doctor	Run diagnostics
mcpup rollback --client	Restore a backup for one client
mcpup completion	Generate shell completions
mcpup clients list	Show supported clients

For full command details, see docs/commands.md.

Documentation

• Architecture
• Commands
• Clients
• Config schema
• Examples
• Troubleshooting
• Safety model
• Contributing

Development

go test ./...
go build ./cmd/mcpup
./mcpup

Or use the project helpers:

make build
make test
make fmt
make lint

License

MIT