MCP Palette

🚀 MCP Palette: Model Context Protocol Server Manager

MCP Palette is a modern and user - friendly desktop application designed to manage Model Context Protocol (MCP) server configurations. It offers a centralized interface for configuring, managing, and deploying MCP servers for use with Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI assistants.

🚀 Quick Start

For End - Users

1. Download the installer: Visit the project homepage to get the latest version.
2. Install the software: Follow the wizard to complete the installation process.
3. Launch the application: Open MCP Palette to start configuring the server.

For Developers

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/cellwebb/mcp-palette.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the development environment: npm run dev

✨ Features

• Configuration file management: Create, edit, rename, and organize server configuration files.
• Server master list: Maintain a reusable library of server configurations.
• Configuration - specific overrides: Customize server settings for specific configuration files without duplicating configurations.
• Enable/disable servers: Temporarily disable servers without affecting other configurations.
• JSON editing: Edit configuration files in JSON format directly.
• Import and export: Easily import and export configuration files for sharing or backup.
• UI optimization: Intuitive user - interface design for an enhanced operating experience.

🌐 Use Cases

MCP Palette is suitable for various scenarios:

• Developers can quickly configure and manage MCP servers.
• Teams can collaborate to share and maintain unified server settings.
• It can be used for demonstrating the application of the MCP protocol in education and training.
• Researchers can flexibly adjust server parameters in experiments.

📦 Installation

For End - Users

1. Download the installer: Visit the project homepage to get the latest version.
2. Install the software: Follow the wizard to complete the installation process.

For Developers

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/cellwebb/mcp-palette.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install

📚 Documentation

• Installation Guide
• User Manual
• Architecture Description

🔧 Technical Details

Project Structure

mcp-palette/
├── src/           # Source code directory
│   ├── components/    # Component library
│   ├── services/     # Service modules
│   └── App.jsx       # Main application file
├── public/         # Public resources
└── package.json    # Package management configuration

Technology Stack

• Front - end: React, Redux, Sass
• Back - end: Node.js, Express
• Build Tools: Webpack

Continuous Integration

The project implements continuous integration through GitHub Actions:

1. Code commits trigger the build process.
2. The test suite runs and reports the results.
3. Coverage statistics are calculated and presented in a chart.

📄 License

This project is under the MIT License.

Please refer to LICENSE for the full license content.

📊 Related Projects

• Model Context Protocol - Official MCP specification documentation
• MCP Python SDK - MCP library implemented in Python
• MCP TypeScript SDK - MCP interface implemented in TypeScript

📝 About the MCP Protocol

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standardized protocol that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Claude to access external tools, data sources, and APIs. MCP allows AI assistants to interact with external systems, enhancing their capabilities for real - time data retrieval, computation, and invocation of external services.

MCP Palette helps developers and teams manage these server configurations in a consistent and organized manner to better leverage the extensibility of the MCP protocol.