Lyra Tool Discovery
AI powered automation toolkit which acts as an agent that discovers MCP servers for you. Point it at GitHub/npm/configure your own discovery, let GPT or Claude analyze the API or MCP or any tool, get ready-to-ship plugin configs. Zero manual work.
What is Lyra Tool Discovery?
Lyra Tool Discovery is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to ai powered automation toolkit which acts as an agent that discovers mcp servers for you. point it at github/npm/configure your own discovery, let gpt or claude analyze the api or mcp or any tool, get ...
AI powered automation toolkit which acts as an agent that discovers MCP servers for you. Point it at GitHub/npm/configure your own discovery, let GPT or Claude analyze the API or MCP or any tool, get ready-to-ship plugin configs. Zero manual work.
This server falls under the Coding Agents category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
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Manual Installation
npx lyra-tool-discoveryConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
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How to Set Up and Use Lyra Tool Discovery
Lyra Tool Discovery is an AI-powered CLI toolkit that automates the discovery, analysis, and configuration of MCP servers from GitHub and npm sources. It scans repositories and packages for relevant tools — particularly in the crypto, DeFi, and blockchain domains — uses GPT-4 or Claude to classify them against plugin templates, and generates ready-to-deploy plugin configuration files automatically. Developers building MCP-powered applications can use it to rapidly populate their tool ecosystem without manually evaluating dozens of repositories.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+ and either npm or pnpm installed
- An OpenAI API key (OPENAI_API_KEY) or Anthropic API key (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) for AI-powered analysis
- Optional: a GitHub personal access token (GITHUB_TOKEN) to avoid rate limits when scanning GitHub
- An MCP-compatible client to use the resulting plugin configurations
Install Lyra Tool Discovery globally
Install the package globally using npm or pnpm so the lyra-discover CLI command is available system-wide.
npm install -g @nirholas/lyra-tool-discovery
# or with pnpm
pnpm add -g @nirholas/lyra-tool-discoverySet your API keys
Export at least one AI provider API key. Optionally set a GitHub token to increase the API rate limit when scanning repositories.
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_key
# or
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key
# Optional: increase GitHub rate limits
export GITHUB_TOKEN=your_github_tokenDiscover tools from GitHub and npm
Run the discover command to scan GitHub repositories and npm packages. Use --limit to control how many results to fetch, and --dry-run to preview without making AI API calls.
lyra-discover discover --sources github,npm --limit 10Analyze a specific repository or package
Point Lyra at a specific GitHub repository or npm package to get an AI-generated classification and ready-to-use plugin configuration.
# Analyze a GitHub repo
lyra-discover analyze-repo owner repo-name
# Analyze an npm package
lyra-discover analyze-npm @scope/package-nameReview generated plugin configurations
Lyra outputs plugin configs assigned to one of 8 templates (mcp-http, mcp-stdio, openapi, standalone, markdown, default, settings, basic). Copy the relevant config into your MCP client's configuration file.
# Preview available templates
lyra-discover templates
# Show available AI providers
lyra-discover providersLyra Tool Discovery Examples
Client configuration
Configure Lyra Tool Discovery as an MCP server in Claude Desktop so Claude can invoke discovery and analysis operations directly.
{
"mcpServers": {
"lyra-tool-discovery": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["lyra-tool-discovery"],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your_anthropic_key",
"GITHUB_TOKEN": "your_github_token"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
CLI commands and AI-driven discovery workflows to explore once Lyra is installed.
- "Discover the top 5 DeFi MCP tools from GitHub and npm"
- "Analyze the GitHub repo uniswap/v3-core and generate its plugin config"
- "Show me available plugin templates for MCP servers"
- "Run a dry-run discovery of 20 crypto tools without making AI calls"
- "Which AI provider is currently configured?"Troubleshooting Lyra Tool Discovery
Discovery returns no results or very few matches
GitHub API rate limits may be throttling requests without a token. Set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable with a personal access token to increase the rate limit from 60 to 5,000 requests per hour.
AI analysis fails with authentication errors
Ensure ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or OPENAI_API_KEY is exported in the same shell session where you run lyra-discover. Verify the key is valid by running `lyra-discover providers` to see which provider is detected.
Command not found after global install
Check that your npm global bin directory is in your PATH. Run `npm root -g` and `npm bin -g` to find where global packages are installed, then add the bin directory to your PATH in ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc.
Frequently Asked Questions about Lyra Tool Discovery
What is Lyra Tool Discovery?
Lyra Tool Discovery is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that ai powered automation toolkit which acts as an agent that discovers mcp servers for you. point it at github/npm/configure your own discovery, let gpt or claude analyze the api or mcp or any tool, get ready-to-ship plugin configs. zero manual work. It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Lyra Tool Discovery?
Follow the installation instructions on the Lyra Tool Discovery GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with Lyra Tool Discovery?
Lyra Tool Discovery works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Lyra Tool Discovery free to use?
Yes, Lyra Tool Discovery is open source and available under the MIT license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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