MCP Unified Server

The quickest setup uses the platform-specific install script, which clones the repository and configures the environment automatically. Use the macOS/Linux script or the Windows PowerShell command.

# macOS/Linux:
bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit/main/install.sh)

# Windows PowerShell:
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit/main/install.ps1 | iex

Copy the environment template and populate it with your API keys. At minimum, provide BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY for web search. Other keys are optional depending on which tool categories you need.

cp .env.template .env
# Edit .env:
# BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY=BSA...
# NEWS_API_KEY=your-newsapi-key
# FRED_API_KEY=your-fred-key

If you prefer not to install Python dependencies locally, run the toolkit in a Docker container. Mount your .env file to pass in API keys.

docker run -it --name mcp-toolkit \
  --env-file .env \
  ghcr.io/getfounded/mcp-tool-kit:latest

Register the MCP Tool Kit server in your claude_desktop_config.json, pointing to the Python entry point and passing the .env file path for credentials.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-tool-kit": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-tool-kit/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "BSA...",
        "NEWS_API_KEY": "your-newsapi-key",
        "FRED_API_KEY": "your-fred-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

After restarting, ask Claude what tools are available. The 120+ tools are auto-registered, and Claude should list categories including file system, web search, browser, finance, and documents.