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# MCP Easy Copy
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A Model Context Protocol server that makes it easy to discover and copy available MCP services in Claude Desktop.
<img src="docs/images/screenshot.png" alt="MCP Easy Copy in action" width="400"/>
## Purpose
This MCP server is designed to be your first stop when working with Claude Desktop. It solves the problem of having to remember MCP service names or looking them up in configuration files by:
1. Automatically reading the Claude Desktop configuration file
2. Extracting the names of all configured MCP services
3. Presenting them in an easy-to-copy format at the top of the tools list
Although Claude can now automatically select the appropriate MCP services in most scenarios, there are still situations where users need to explicitly specify an MCP service name. These situations include:
- When you have many MCP services configured, making the tools list long and difficult to navigate
- When specific MCP services offer multiple callable actions, further increasing the list length
- When you need to direct Claude to use a specific service rather than relying on its automatic selection
- When troubleshooting or comparing results between different MCP services
This tool bridges that gap, making all available services easily accessible without having to search through configuration files.
## Features
- **Appears at the top of tools list**: Uses special name formatting to always appear first
- **Dynamic updates**: Always shows the latest available services
- **Copy-friendly format**: Numbered list for easy reference
- **Zero external dependencies**: Just needs Node.js
## Installation
### Installing via Smithery
To install Easy Copy for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@fisheepx/mcp-easy-copy):
```bash
npx -y @smithery/cli install @fisheepx/mcp-easy-copy --client claude
```
### Option 1: Install via npm (Recommended)
```bash
npm install -g @fishes/mcp-easy-copy
```
Then add to your Claude Desktop configuration:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-easy-copy": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fishes/mcp-easy-copy"
]
}
}
}
```
### Option 2: Manual Installation
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/f-is-h/mcp-easy-copy.git
cd mcp-easy-copy
```
2. Install dependencies and build:
```bash
npm install
npm run build
```
3. Configure Claude Desktop:
**For macOS:**
Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**For Windows:**
Edit `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`
Add the following configuration:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-easy-copy": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/mcp_easy_copy/build/index.js"
]
}
}
}
```
4. Restart Claude Desktop
## Using the Tool
Once installed, you can use the service in two ways:
1. **Via the tools menu:** Click the hammer icon in Claude Desktop and select the service at the top of the list (it will show all available services in its description)
2. **Via a prompt:** Ask Claude something like:
```
Please list all MCP services that are available to you
```
or
```
Please use _________mcp-easy-copy_________ to show me all available MCP services
```
## Development
MCP Easy Copy is built with TypeScript and uses the Model Context Protocol SDK.
```bash
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the project
npm run build
# Test with the MCP Inspector
npm run inspector
```
## Troubleshooting
If the tool doesn't work as expected:
1. **Check logs**: Look at the log files
- macOS: `~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-mcp-easy-copy.log`
- Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\logs\mcp-server-mcp-easy-copy.log`
2. **Verify configuration**: Make sure your `claude_desktop_config.json` is valid JSON
3. **Check Node.js**: Ensure Node.js is properly installed (`node --version`)
4. **Restart Claude**: Always restart Claude Desktop after making configuration changes
5. **Use the Inspector**: Run `npm run inspector` to debug with the MCP Inspector
## License
[MIT License](LICENSE)
## Future Vision
While we have no specific knowledge of Anthropic's roadmap, we imagine that future versions of Claude's client could potentially implement features like autocomplete when using the '@' symbol. Such a feature might display a dropdown list of available MCP services, making it much easier for users to explicitly instruct Claude to utilize specific services.
Even if such improvements eventually make this project obsolete, we'd be delighted to see Claude's interface evolve in ways that improve user experience. After all, the goal of this tool is to make MCP services more accessible, and having that functionality built directly into Claude would be the ultimate success.
