mcp-tap

The last MCP server you install by hand.

mcp-tap lives inside your AI assistant. Ask it to find, install, and configure any MCP server — by talking to it. No more editing JSON files. No more Googling environment variables.

This is a thin Node.js wrapper that delegates to the Python package (PyPI: mcp-tap). It lets you use npx mcp-tap if you prefer npm-style tooling.

Install

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-tap -- npx -y mcp-tap

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

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

Windsurf

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

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

How it works

This wrapper resolves the Python runtime in order:

1. uvx (preferred) — uv's tool runner, fast and isolated
2. pipx run — common Python tool runner
3. python -m mcp_tap — requires prior pip install mcp-tap

What can mcp-tap do?

| You say | mcp-tap does | |---------|-------------| | "Scan my project" | Detects your tech stack, recommends MCP servers | | "Find me an MCP for PostgreSQL" | Searches the registry, compares options | | "Set it up" | Installs, configures, validates the connection | | "Are my servers working?" | Health-checks every server concurrently | | "Lock my MCP setup" | Creates mcp-tap.lock for reproducible configs |

12 Tools

scan_project · search_servers · configure_server · test_connection · check_health · inspect_server · list_installed · remove_server · verify · restore · apply_stack

Plus automatic lockfile management on configure/remove.

Requirements

• Python 3.11+ (via uv, pipx, or system Python)

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/felipestenzel/mcp-tap
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-tap/
• License: MIT