Awesome-omni-skill mcp-add

Add MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers to AI coding clients using npx. Use when the user wants to configure, add, or set up an MCP server for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Continue, Goose, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, or Copilot CLI.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/diegosouzapw/awesome-omni-skill

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/diegosouzapw/awesome-omni-skill "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/tools/mcp-add" ~/.claude/skills/diegosouzapw-awesome-omni-skill-mcp-add && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/tools/mcp-add/SKILL.md

source content

mcp-add

Add MCP servers to AI coding clients without installation.

Command

npx mcp-add [flags]

Run without flags for interactive mode, or provide all required flags for non-interactive mode.

Flags

Flag	Description
`--name, -n`	Server name (identifier in config)
`--type, -t`	Server type: `stdio` , `http` , or `sse`
`--command, -c`	Command to run (stdio only), e.g., `"npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"`
`--url, -u`	Server URL (http/sse only)
`--args, -a`	Arguments for stdio command (can repeat)
`--env, -e`	Environment variables as `KEY=value` (can repeat)
`--headers, -H`	HTTP headers as `Key: value` (can repeat, http/sse only)
`--scope, -s`	Config scope: `global` or `project`
`--clients`	Target clients (comma-separated or repeated)

Supported Clients

claude desktop

claude code

copilot cli

cursor

continue

windsurf

opencode

vscode

goose

codex

gemini

Note: Client names with spaces must be quoted:

--clients "claude code"

Examples

Stdio server (filesystem access):

npx mcp-add --name filesystem --type stdio \
  --command "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/dir" \
  --scope global --clients "claude code"

Stdio server with separate args:

npx mcp-add --name sqlite --type stdio \
  --command "npx -y @anthropic/mcp-server-sqlite" \
  --args "--db" --args "/path/to/db.sqlite" \
  --scope project --clients cursor,vscode

Remote SSE server:

npx mcp-add --name my-server --type sse \
  --url "http://localhost:3000/sse" \
  --scope global --clients "claude code"

With environment variables:

npx mcp-add --name github --type stdio \
  --command "npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-github" \
  --env "GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx" \
  --scope global --clients "claude code"

Interactive mode (prompts for all options):

npx mcp-add

Notes

Project scope creates config in
```
.cursor/
```
,
```
.vscode/
```
, etc. in current directory
Global scope uses platform-specific config locations
Claude Desktop only supports global scope
Command strings are split by whitespace; first part becomes command, rest becomes args