🔍 mcplocate

Find MCP configuration file locations for AI coding tools instantly.

Tired of searching for where your MCP (Model Context Protocol) config files are stored? mcplocate tells you exactly where to find them for all your favorite AI coding assistants.

Installation

npm install -g mcplocate

Supported Tools

| Tool | Icon | Aliases | |------|------|---------| | Claude Code | 🤖 | claude, claude-code, anthropic | | Gemini CLI | ✨ | gemini, gemini-cli, google-gemini | | Cursor | 📝 | cursor, cursor-ide | | GitHub Copilot | 🐙 | copilot, github-copilot, gh-copilot | | VS Code | 💻 | vscode, code, vsc | | Antigravity | 🚀 | antigravity, google-antigravity | | Warp | ⚡ | warp, warp-terminal |

Usage

Show MCP path for a specific tool

mcplocate cursor
mcplocate claude
mcplocate gemini

List all supported tools

mcplocate list

Check which MCP configs exist on your system

mcplocate check

Open MCP config in your default editor

# Open user config
mcplocate open cursor

# Open project config
mcplocate open cursor -p

Edit MCP config (creates if doesn't exist)

# Create/edit user config
mcplocate edit gemini

# Create/edit project config
mcplocate edit gemini -p

Example Output

✨ Gemini CLI MCP Configuration

  User Config:    ~/.gemini/settings.json
                  ✓ exists
  Project Config: .gemini/settings.json
                  ○ not found
  System Config:  /etc/gemini-cli/settings.json
                  ○ not found

MCP Configuration Paths

Claude Code

• User: ~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Project: .mcp.json

Gemini CLI

• User: ~/.gemini/settings.json
• Project: .gemini/settings.json

Cursor

• User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
• Project: .cursor/mcp.json

GitHub Copilot CLI

• User: ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json
• Project: .copilot/mcp-config.json

VS Code

• Windows: %APPDATA%/Code/User/mcp.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Code/User/mcp.json
• Project: .vscode/mcp.json

Antigravity

• User: Managed via UI (Settings > MCP Servers)
• Project: .mcp.json

Warp

• macOS/Windows: ~/.warp/mcp.json
• Linux: ~/.local/state/warp-terminal/mcp/mcp.json

Contributing

This project uses Conventional Commits for automatic versioning. Your commit messages determine the version bump:

| Commit Prefix | Example | Version Bump | |---------------|---------|--------------| | feat: | feat: add warp terminal support | Minor (1.0.0 → 1.1.0) | | fix: | fix: resolve Windows paths | Patch (1.0.0 → 1.0.1) | | feat!: | feat!: breaking API change | Major (1.0.0 → 2.0.0) | | docs: | docs: update README | No release | | chore: | chore: update dependencies | No release |

Releases are automated via GitHub Actions when commits are pushed to main.

License

MIT