universal-mcp-toolkit

The canonical open-source monorepo for production-ready Model Context Protocol servers.

If you have ever wanted one place to find great MCP servers for GitHub, Slack, Notion, databases, cloud platforms, research sources, and local files without stitching together a dozen half-finished repos, this is it.

🔗 Part of the AI Trio

universal-mcp-toolkit is one of three sibling projects that compose into a complete agent memory + tooling stack:

| Project | Role | | --- | --- | | universal-mcp-toolkit | MCP protocol, server registry, and tool routing | | memos | Graph-based persistent memory across agent sessions | | llm-guardian | Token-cost guardian that compresses prompts and injects MemOS memory slices |

Together they cover transport + tools (UMT), memory + persistence (MemOS), and LLM inference cost control (llm-guardian). The MemOS MCP adapter is published as @mem-os/sdk and pairs directly with UMT's link memos command.

⚡ Quick Start

The fastest way to get going:

# See all 28 available servers
npx universal-mcp-toolkit list

# Interactive setup — pick your servers, choose transport, write config
npx universal-mcp-toolkit install

# Generate a Claude Desktop config snippet
npx universal-mcp-toolkit config --server github slack filesystem --target claude-desktop

# Run a server locally
npx universal-mcp-toolkit run github --transport stdio

# Check your environment before debugging
npx universal-mcp-toolkit doctor github

For a guided setup walkthrough, open docs/getting-started.html.

Or install globally:

npm install -g universal-mcp-toolkit
umt list

Or install from CodeGuilds — the community registry for AI developer tools:

codeguilds install universal-mcp-toolkit

Why this exists

The MCP ecosystem is exploding, but the developer experience is still fragmented.

• Most repos solve one narrow integration.
• Many servers stop at a demo-quality tool or two.
• Transport support, auth handling, docs, and packaging are wildly inconsistent.
• There is no obvious reference implementation that shows how a serious MCP monorepo should feel.

universal-mcp-toolkit fixes that with one opinionated, high-quality Turborepo:

• 27 production-focused MCP servers
• One shared strict-mode TypeScript core
• One polished CLI for install, config, run, and diagnostics
• Consistent Zod validation, structured errors, and pino logging
• Stdio plus HTTP+SSE support across the toolkit
• Discovery-friendly .well-known/mcp-server.json server cards

What makes this worth starring

• Real developer utility right now
• Great default ergonomics for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and local workflows
• A single architecture you can learn once and extend everywhere
• Strong package hygiene with exports maps, keywords, build scripts, and test hooks
• A repo designed to be both a product and a reference implementation

The short version

| Category | What you get | | --- | --- | | Core runtime | @universal-mcp-toolkit/core with typed tool registration, env loading, Zod validation, pino logging, stdio and HTTP+SSE runtime bootstrapping | | Unified CLI | universal-mcp-toolkit with list, config, install, run, and doctor | | Collaboration servers | GitHub, Notion, Slack, Linear, Jira, Discord, Trello | | Productivity servers | Google Calendar, Google Drive | | Media and commerce servers | Spotify, Stripe | | Data servers | PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Supabase, Airtable | | Platform servers | Vercel, Cloudflare Workers, Docker, npm Registry | | Research and local servers | Hacker News, arXiv, FileSystem | | Memory server | MemOS local persistent memory |

Experimental companion packages under the @contextcore/* scope currently include Notion, Slack, Playwright, and OpenAI variants used for a separate publish line and testing lane.

Comparison

| Option | Breadth | DX quality | Shared architecture | Host config help | Documentation polish | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | universal-mcp-toolkit | 27 servers in one monorepo | High | Yes | Yes | High | | Single-service MCP repos | Narrow | Varies | No | Rarely | Varies | | Personal one-off scripts | Very narrow | Low | No | No | Usually none |

Supported servers

| Server | Focus | Primary required env | | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub | Repositories, pull requests, workflows, search | GITHUB_TOKEN | | Notion | Pages, databases, structured docs | NOTION_TOKEN | | Slack | Channels, history, messaging | SLACK_BOT_TOKEN | | Linear | Issue triage and planning | LINEAR_API_KEY | | Jira | Tickets, workflow transitions, incident triage | JIRA_BASE_URL, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN | | Google Calendar | Calendars, events, meeting workflows | GOOGLE_CALENDAR_ACCESS_TOKEN | | Google Drive | Search, metadata, exports | GOOGLE_DRIVE_ACCESS_TOKEN | | Spotify | Playback, search, playlists | SPOTIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN | | Stripe | Customers, invoices, subscriptions | STRIPE_SECRET_KEY | | PostgreSQL | Tables, schema inspection, guarded queries | POSTGRESQL_URL | | MongoDB | Collections, document reads, aggregation | MONGODB_URI | | Redis | Keys, TTLs, cache diagnostics | REDIS_URL | | Supabase | Tables, storage, project access | SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_KEY | | Vercel | Projects, deployments, environments | VERCEL_TOKEN | | Cloudflare Workers | Workers, routes, edge rollouts | CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN, CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID | | Docker | Containers, images, daemon state | none required | | npm Registry | Search, metadata, versions, dist-tags | none required | | Hacker News | Top stories, search, threads | none required | | arXiv | Paper search and reading lists | none required | | FileSystem | Safe local file search, reads, writes | FILESYSTEM_ROOTS | | MemOS | Local-first persistent memory over MCP | none required | | Discord | Guilds, channels, messages, members | DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN | | Airtable | Tables, records, CRUD operations | AIRTABLE_API_KEY, AIRTABLE_BASE_ID | | Trello | Boards, lists, cards, archiving | TRELLO_API_KEY, TRELLO_TOKEN | | Playwright | Browser automation and web scraping | PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH (optional) | | OpenAI | Chat completions, embeddings, and model queries | OPENAI_API_KEY |

Some servers also expose optional tuning variables such as POSTGRESQL_ALLOW_WRITES, REDIS_ALLOW_WRITES, MONGODB_ALLOW_WRITE_PIPELINES, VERCEL_TEAM_ID, or FILESYSTEM_MAX_READ_BYTES. The root .env.example includes the most useful knobs.

Community opt-in servers

The bundled list above is curated and dependency-pinned. Third-party MCP servers can be added as opt-in entries using the same mcpServers config shape — just point npx at the external package. They are not part of the default bundle.

Vynly (@vynly/mcp)

Vynly is a social network purpose-built for AI-generated images and short video. Its MCP server (@vynly/mcp, by @Vovala14) exposes a public posting API with a free demo token on first call (no signup) and handles provenance verification (C2PA / SynthID / generator EXIF) automatically — useful when you want an agent to publish output anywhere with provenance baked in.

Opt-in only: Vynly is not bundled in the default config. Add it to your host config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client) as a normal npx server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vynly": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@vynly/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "VYNLY_TOKEN": "${VYNLY_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Grab a free demo token (no signup) before first use:

curl -X POST https://vynly.co/api/agents/demo-token

Then generate or merge the snippet with:

corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit exec umt config --server vynly --target claude-desktop --mode workspace

(If umt does not yet know the vynly server id, paste the JSON above directly into your host config — the runtime is the same npx -y @vynly/mcp launch.)

Repository layout

universal-mcp-toolkit/ ├─ packages/ │ ├─ core/ │ └─ cli/ ├─ docs/ │ ├─ index.html │ └─ getting-started.html ├─ servers/ │ ├─ github/ │ ├─ notion/ │ ├─ slack/ │ ├─ linear/ │ ├─ jira/ │ ├─ google-calendar/ │ ├─ google-drive/ │ ├─ spotify/ │ ├─ stripe/ │ ├─ postgresql/ │ ├─ mongodb/ │ ├─ redis/ │ ├─ supabase/ │ ├─ vercel/ │ ├─ cloudflare-workers/ │ ├─ docker/ │ ├─ npm-registry/ │ ├─ hackernews/ │ ├─ arxiv/ │ ├─ discord/ │ ├─ airtable/ │ ├─ trello/ │ └─ filesystem/ ├─ turbo.json ├─ pnpm-workspace.yaml └─ README.md

## Quick start

### Clone and install

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Markgatcha/universal-mcp-toolkit.git
cd universal-mcp-toolkit
corepack pnpm install

Build the workspace

corepack pnpm build

Explore what is available

corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit exec umt list

Generate a host config snippet

corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit exec umt config --server github slack filesystem --target claude-desktop --mode workspace

Run a server locally

corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit exec umt run github --transport stdio

Check your environment

corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit exec umt doctor github

CLI experience

The CLI is designed to feel like a real product, not a pile of scripts.

umt list

See every available server, grouped by category with required environment variables and descriptions.

umt config

Generate ready-to-paste JSON for Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible host config flow.

umt install

Run an interactive setup flow, choose servers, choose npx or workspace mode, write the result to disk, and save the profile for later reference.

umt run

Launch any built workspace server locally with stdio or HTTP+SSE transport.

The --supervise flag enables crash-loop detection and automatic restarts:

umt run github --transport stdio --supervise

If the server crashes 5 times within 60 seconds it stops retrying. Logs are written to the state directory under logs/<serverId>.log and can be tailed with umt logs <serverId>.

umt doctor

Check build output, config state, and required environment variables before you waste time debugging a missing token or missing dist file.

New in v1.1.0+

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | umt status | Show currently running umt server processes and their PIDs | | umt logs <server> | Tail the log file for a specific server | | umt test <server> | Run a live end-to-end MCP handshake test against a server | | umt conformance [server] | Check registry config and live stdio handshakes where local build output exists | | umt search <query> | Search available servers by name, description, and tags | | umt init | Interactive setup wizard for new users | | umt update | Check npm for a newer version of the CLI and optionally install it | | umt upgrade | Check npm for newer versions of individual server packages | | umt export | Export install profiles to a portable JSON file (no secrets included) | | umt export-config | Export current server config in a specific client format | | umt link | Link a local MemOS/ContextCore SQLite memory database | | umt profile create <name> | Create a new named profile with interactive wizard | | umt profile show [name] | Show profile configuration details | | umt profile export <name> | Export a named profile to a JSON file | | umt profile import <path> | Import a profile from a JSON file |

Configuration examples

Claude Desktop

Paste a generated snippet into your Claude Desktop config file. On Windows, that is commonly:

%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

On macOS, use ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. On Linux, use ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json.

The JSON examples below use literal placeholders like ${GITHUB_TOKEN}. Replace them with real values before pasting into your host config.

Example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-github", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    },
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-filesystem", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "FILESYSTEM_ROOTS": "${FILESYSTEM_ROOTS}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Generate the same mcpServers snippet and place it into the MCP config file you use for Cursor. The CLI keeps the format host-friendly and consistent, so the same generated JSON works well as a reusable snippet:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-slack", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "SLACK_BOT_TOKEN": "${SLACK_BOT_TOKEN}"
      }
    },
    "linear": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@universal-mcp-toolkit/server-linear", "--transport", "stdio"],
      "env": {
        "LINEAR_API_KEY": "${LINEAR_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Transport model

Every server in the toolkit is designed around the same transport story:

• stdio for local child-process integrations
• HTTP+SSE for remote or browser-adjacent integrations
• discovery metadata exposed through .well-known/mcp-server.json

The shared core handles runtime bootstrapping, logging, env loading, and tool registration so every server behaves consistently.

MCP Registry Discovery

UMT is discoverable through three complementary manifest paths so it shows up in registry search, Smithery, and direct well-known lookups:

• Official MCP Registry — registry-server.json at the repo root uses the reverse-DNS name io.github.markgatcha.universal-mcp-toolkit and lists the tool surface, transports, and environment variables. Submit it to the official registry to appear in mcp-cli search results.
• Smithery auto-discovery — .well-known/mcp/server-card.json is the well-known server card that Smithery (and any RFC-style crawler) fetches to build a live profile. Keep version and description in sync with packages/cli/package.json.
• Runtime .well-known/mcp-server.json — the discovery document served by the running server; bumped to 1.6.26 with the updated registry description.

# Verify the well-known card is served correctly
curl http://localhost:3000/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json | jq .name

Core package

@universal-mcp-toolkit/core is the part you will want to study if you are building your own MCP servers.

It includes:

• ToolkitServer base class
• defineTool<TInput, TOutput> helper
• loadEnv() for strict configuration validation
• HttpServiceClient for typed fetch-based integrations
• createServerCard() for discovery metadata
• parseRuntimeOptions() and runToolkitServer() for stdio and HTTP+SSE launch flows
• pino logging configured for stderr-safe server operation

Engineering standards

• TypeScript strict mode across the workspace
• Zod schemas for input and output validation
• Explicit structured errors for config, validation, and upstream failures
• Consistent package manifests with exports maps and keywords
• Server cards under .well-known/
• Turborepo orchestration for build, typecheck, test, and clean flows

Release philosophy

This repo is meant to be the reference implementation developers point to when they ask:

• What should a serious MCP monorepo look like?
• How should server packages be documented and discovered?
• How do you keep 20 integrations consistent without turning the codebase into a mess?

The answer should be: clone this repo, run the CLI, read the core package, and adapt the parts you need.

Development workflow

corepack pnpm install
corepack pnpm build
corepack pnpm typecheck
corepack pnpm test

Bun (also supported)

bun install
bun run build
bun run packages/cli/dist/index.js --version

Use Turbo filters when you only want to work on one package:

corepack pnpm --filter @universal-mcp-toolkit/core build
corepack pnpm --filter universal-mcp-toolkit typecheck
corepack pnpm --filter @universal-mcp-toolkit/server-github test

If you only want the onboarding path, start with docs/getting-started.html.

Package highlights

packages/core

Shared runtime primitives and strict abstractions for server authors.

packages/cli

The operator console for listing, configuring, installing, running, and diagnosing the entire toolkit.

servers/*

27 independently publishable MCP server packages that all share the same operational shape.

Roadmap direction

The monorepo is intentionally structured so it can grow without losing coherence.

• Add more servers without inventing a new architecture every time
• Improve server cards as discovery standards evolve
• Expand host config templates as more MCP clients standardize their formats
• Deepen smoke and contract tests across transports

Community

Please read CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md before participating in issues, pull requests, reviews, or discussions. The project aims to stay both technically rigorous and welcoming to contributors at every experience level.

Persistent Memory

Pair universal-mcp-toolkit with MemOS for persistent, graph-based memory across agent sessions.

# Add persistent memory to your MCP agents
pip install memos
npm install @mem-os/sdk

# Generate a ready-to-paste MemOS MCP config
npx universal-mcp-toolkit link memos --db-path ~/.memos/memos.db

MemOS acts as the memory layer for your MCP stack — every tool call, result, and context your agent produces can be stored, retrieved, and searched across restarts and sessions. The MemOS MCP adapter runs through npx -y @mem-os/sdk mcp.

| Layer | Tool | Role | |-------|------|------| | Transport & Tools | universal-mcp-toolkit | MCP protocol, server registry, tool routing | | Memory & Persistence | MemOS | Graph-based persistent memory across sessions | | LLM Inference | Ollama / any LLM | Local model execution |

⭐ Star History

💬 Used By the Community

Building something with universal-mcp-toolkit? We'd love to know.

Open a Discussion and tell us:

• What you're building
• Which servers you're using
• Any integrations or workflows you've set up

You might get featured here.

Known uses

• Claude Desktop + GitHub + FileSystem — local dev assistant that reads repos and writes to disk
• Cursor + PostgreSQL + Supabase — database-aware AI code completion
• Paired with MemOS — persistent agent memory across sessions

📦 Show & Tell

If you've created a custom server, workflow, or integration using this toolkit as a base, open a PR to add it to the Wiki or start a Discussion. The best examples will be highlighted in the README.

License

MIT — see LICENSE for full terms.