Ask LLM MCP (Unified)

All LLM providers in one MCP server — auto-detects what's installed

A unified MCP server that auto-detects installed LLM providers (Gemini, Codex, Ollama) and registers only the available tools. One install, all providers. Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Warp, Copilot, and 40+ other MCP clients.

Part of the Ask LLM monorepo.

Quick Start

Claude Code

claude mcp add ask-llm -- npx -y ask-llm-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-llm": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ask-llm-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

• Node.js v20.0.0 or higher
• At least one provider installed:
  • Gemini CLI for ask-gemini tools
  • Codex CLI for ask-codex tools
  • Ollama running locally for ask-ollama tools

How It Works

On startup, the unified server:

1. Checks CLI availability via which (Gemini, Codex)
2. Checks HTTP availability via health endpoints (Ollama)
3. Dynamically imports and registers tools from available providers
4. Exposes only the tools for providers that are actually installed

Tools

All tools from installed providers are registered. If you have all three:

| Tool | Provider | |------|----------| | ask-gemini | Gemini | | ask-gemini-edit | Gemini | | fetch-chunk | Gemini | | ask-codex | Codex | | ask-ollama | Ollama | | ping | All |

Documentation

Full docs at lykhoyda.github.io/ask-llm

License

MIT