INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_install_command

Get the exact install command for a given MCP server and client.

mcpindex.ainone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for get_install_command and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Potential side effects detected · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcpindex]
url = "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpindex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: mcpindex
Remote MCP URL: https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcpindex": {
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "mcpindex": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "mcpindex",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://mcpindex.ai/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

recommend_mcp_for_task — Recommend the best MCP servers for a natural-language task.
search_mcp_servers — Keyword + semantic search across every MCP server mcpindex indexes.
compare_servers — Side-by-side comparison of 2-5 MCP servers - quality scores, install paths, env vars.
check_tool_trust — Pre-invocation advisory screen for a specific tool on an MCP server.
assess_server — Aggregated pre-flight trust assessment across all tools on an MCP server.