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MCP config generator.

Every MCP client wants the same thing in a different shape: a JSON key here, a TOML table there, a CLI flag somewhere else. Enter your server once and copy the exact command or config for each client.

Formats per client

  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http <name> <url>, with --header for a static token and --scope user or project. Project scope writes .mcp.json with "type": "http".
  • Claude Desktop and claude.ai: remote servers are added in the app under Connectors, as a custom connector. claude_desktop_config.json is for local (stdio) servers only.
  • Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json under mcpServers with a url, plus a one-click cursor:// install link.
  • VS Code (GitHub Copilot): .vscode/mcp.json under servers with "type": "http"; secrets come from an inputs prompt.
  • OpenAI Codex: ~/.codex/config.toml, a [mcp_servers.<name>] table with url, and bearer_token_env_var for a static token. OAuth via codex mcp login.
  • Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json under mcpServers with httpUrl for Streamable HTTP (url means SSE).
  • Windsurf (Devin Desktop): mcp_config.json under mcpServers with url and "transport": "http".
  • Zed: settings.json under context_servers with a url.
  • ChatGPT: add a custom MCP server in the app with the public HTTPS URL; there is no config file.

Formats checked against each client's documentation in November 2026. Hosting the server yourself? See MCP server hosting.

FAQ

Why does Gemini CLI use httpUrl instead of url?

In Gemini CLI, url means the older SSE transport and httpUrl means Streamable HTTP. Use httpUrl for current remote MCP servers.

Can I add a remote server to claude_desktop_config.json?

That file is for local servers that Claude starts as a process. Remote servers go in Claude's Connectors settings as a custom connector, which also handles OAuth sign-in.

Where should a bearer token go?

In an environment variable, referenced from the config. Never paste a token into a config file you commit.

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