Pulse Sub-Registry MCP Server

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This is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server that provides access to the PulseMCP Sub-Registry, allowing you to browse and discover MCP servers.

This project is built and maintained by PulseMCP.

Table of Contents

• Highlights
• Capabilities
• Usage Tips
• Examples
• Setup
  • Prerequisites
  • Environment Variables
  • Claude Desktop
• Development

Highlights

Browse MCP servers: Search and discover MCP servers from the PulseMCP Sub-Registry.

Get server details: Retrieve detailed information about specific servers including versions, descriptions, and repository links.

Pagination support: Handle large result sets with cursor-based pagination.

Capabilities

This server is built and tested on macOS with Claude Desktop. It should work with other MCP clients as well.

| Tool Name | Description | | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | list_servers | Browse MCP servers from the Sub-Registry with optional search and pagination. | | get_server | Get detailed information about a specific MCP server by name and version. | | switch_tenant_id | (Admin) Switch the active tenant ID at runtime. Requires SHOW_ADMIN_TOOLS=true to be visible. |

Usage Tips

• Use list_servers to browse available MCP servers. You can search by name or title.
• Use pagination with the cursor parameter when there are many results.
• Use get_server to get detailed information about a specific server.
• The version parameter in get_server defaults to "latest" but you can specify a specific version.

Auto-Truncation

To reduce context size, responses are automatically truncated:

• Strings longer than 200 characters are replaced with a truncation message
• Deep objects (at depth 6+) larger than 500 characters are replaced with a truncation message

Truncated values show the exact expand_fields path needed to view the full content:

{
  "description": "[TRUNCATED - use expand_fields: [\"servers[].server.description\"] to see full content]"
}

Use the expand_fields parameter to view full content for specific fields:

expand_fields: ["servers[].server.description", "servers[].server.readme"]

Examples

Browsing Servers

User: "What MCP servers are available for GitHub?"
Assistant: I'll search for GitHub-related MCP servers.

[Uses list_servers tool with search: "github"]

I found several GitHub-related MCP servers:
- @anthropic/mcp-server-github - Official GitHub integration
- github-issues-server - Manage GitHub issues
...

Getting Server Details

User: "Tell me more about the filesystem MCP server"
Assistant: I'll get the details for that server.

[Uses get_server tool with server_name: "@anthropic/mcp-server-filesystem"]

The filesystem MCP server (version 1.0.0) provides:
- Description: Access and manage local filesystem
- Repository: https://github.com/anthropics/mcp-servers
...

Pagination

User: "Show me more servers"
Assistant: I'll get the next page of results.

[Uses list_servers tool with cursor from previous response]

Here are more servers...

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (recommended: v18 or higher)
• A PulseMCP API key (get one at https://www.pulsemcp.com/)
• Claude Desktop application (for local setup)

Environment Variables

| Environment Variable | Description | Required | Default | | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------- | | PULSEMCP_SUBREGISTRY_API_KEY | Your PulseMCP API key | Yes | N/A | | PULSEMCP_SUBREGISTRY_TENANT_ID | Your tenant identifier (for multi-tenant use) | No | N/A | | SHOW_ADMIN_TOOLS | Set to true to enable admin tools (switch_tenant_id) | No | N/A |

Claude Desktop

Local Setup

You'll need Node.js installed on your machine to run the local version.

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pulse-subregistry": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@pulsemcp/pulse-subregistry"],
      "env": {
        "PULSEMCP_SUBREGISTRY_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

To set up the local version:

1. Clone or download the repository
2. Navigate to the local directory: cd pulse-subregistry/local
3. Install dependencies: npm install
4. Build the project: npm run build
5. Update your Claude Desktop config with the correct path
6. Restart Claude Desktop

Development

Project Structure

pulse-subregistry/
├── local/                 # Local server implementation
│   ├── src/
│   │   └── index.ts      # Main entry point
│   ├── build/            # Compiled output
│   └── package.json
├── shared/               # Shared business logic
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── server.ts     # Server factory
│   │   ├── tools.ts      # Tool registration
│   │   ├── tools/        # Individual tools
│   │   ├── client.ts     # API client
│   │   └── types.ts      # Type definitions
│   └── package.json
└── tests/                # Test suite
    ├── functional/       # Unit tests
    └── integration/      # Integration tests

Running in Development Mode

# Build shared module first
cd shared
npm install
npm run build

# Run local server in development
cd ../local
npm install
npm run dev

Testing

# Install all dependencies
npm run install-all

# Run unit tests
npm test

# Run integration tests
npm run test:integration

# Run all tests
npm run test:all

Linting and Formatting

# Check for linting issues
npm run lint

# Auto-fix linting issues
npm run lint:fix

# Format all code
npm run format

Tools Reference

list_servers

Browse MCP servers from the PulseMCP Sub-Registry.

Parameters:

• limit (number, optional): Maximum number of servers to return (1-100). Default: 30.
• cursor (string, optional): Pagination cursor from a previous response.
• search (string, optional): Search term to filter servers by name or title.
• updated_since (string, optional): ISO 8601 timestamp to filter servers updated after this date. Example: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z".
• latest_only (boolean, optional): If true (default), only returns the latest version of each server. Set to false to include all versions.
• expand_fields (array, optional): Array of dot-notation paths to show in full (not truncated). By default, long strings are truncated. Examples: ["servers[].server.description", "servers[].server.readme"].

get_server

Get detailed information about a specific MCP server.

Parameters:

• server_name (string, required): The name of the server to look up.
• version (string, optional): Specific version to retrieve. Default: "latest".
• expand_fields (array, optional): Array of dot-notation paths to show in full (not truncated). Examples: ["server.description", "server.readme"].

switch_tenant_id

Switch the active tenant ID used for subsequent API requests. This is an admin tool that is hidden by default. Set SHOW_ADMIN_TOOLS=true to enable it.

Parameters:

• tenant_id (string, required): The tenant ID to switch to. Pass an empty string to clear the tenant ID and revert to the default.

License

MIT

Local Configuration

This section contains local-specific configuration for the Pulse Directory MCP server.

Direct Execution

If you've cloned the repository, you can run the server directly:

cd local
npm install
npm run build
PULSEMCP_SUBREGISTRY_API_KEY=your-key node build/index.js

Development Mode

For development with auto-reload:

cd local
npm run dev