Open Source Generic MCP Client for testing & evaluating mcp servers and agents
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add chat -- npx mcp-chat --server 'npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.chat]
command = "npx"
args = ["mcp-chat", "--server", "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"]
# codex mcp add chat -- npx mcp-chat --server 'npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop'~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-chat",
"--server",
"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"chat": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-chat",
"--server",
"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-chat",
"--server",
"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-chat",
"--server",
"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"chat": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-chat",
"--server",
"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /Users/$USER/Desktop"
]
}
}
}