Is this tied to official MCP packages?

The template uses common @modelcontextprotocol server names; confirm versions and env vars in each server's docs.

Where do I put the file?

Claude Desktop uses its app config path; Cursor expects .cursor/mcp.json — follow your editor's latest instructions.

MCP Config Generator

Runs in browser

Generate MCP server config JSON for Claude Desktop and Cursor.

Build MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration for Claude Desktop or Cursor. Toggle popular servers, set paths and secrets, then copy or download JSON.

MCP servers

Filesystem

Read/write local files

Allowed paths

GitHub

Repos, issues, PRs

Personal access tokenRepo filter (optional)

Slack

Messages, channels

PostgreSQL

Database queries

Puppeteer

Browser automation

Brave Search

Web search

Memory

Persistent memory

Fetch

HTTP requests

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/Users/me/projects"
      ]
    },
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>",
        "GITHUB_REPO_FILTER": "owner/repo"
      }
    }
  }
}

Never commit files with API tokens to version control.

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How to use

Pick servers
Use checkboxes for Filesystem, GitHub, Slack, Postgres, and other MCP servers.
Fill options
Set allowed paths, GitHub token and repo filter, and Postgres connection string where shown.
Export
Toggle Claude Desktop vs Cursor filename, then copy or download the JSON.

Common use cases

Setting up Claude Desktop with file and GitHub access — Toggle Filesystem and GitHub MCP servers and download a ready-to-use claude_desktop_config.json.
Adding database access to your AI agent — Configure a Postgres or SQLite MCP server so your AI agent can query your database directly.

Examples

Default selection

Filesystem + GitHub.

Output

{ "mcpServers": { "filesystem": { ... }, "github": { ... } } }

Frequently asked questions

Is this tied to official MCP packages?: The template uses common @modelcontextprotocol server names; confirm versions and env vars in each server's docs.
Where do I put the file?: Claude Desktop uses its app config path; Cursor expects .cursor/mcp.json — follow your editor's latest instructions.

Key concepts

MCP: Model Context Protocol — an open standard by Anthropic that lets AI assistants connect to tools, files, and APIs through standardized server integrations.
MCP server: A process that exposes tools and data sources to an AI via MCP — running locally as a subprocess (stdio) or remotely via HTTP/SSE.

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