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From package coordinate and original data to a client block

How it works

Search for the servers you intend to run and add them to the selection. The block below is built from measured values.

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How this configuration is built

Which client reads which form

Which client reads which form
Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
JSON with the root key "mcpServers".
Original data: modelcontextprotocol.io, „Connect to local MCP servers", retrieved on 2026-08-27
Claude Code.mcp.json
JSON with the root key "mcpServers", each server also carrying "type": "stdio" – as this client's own guide shows it.
Original data: code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp, retrieved on 2026-08-27
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json · ~/.cursor/mcp.json
JSON with the root key "mcpServers".
Original data: cursor.com/docs/context/mcp, retrieved on 2026-08-27
Visual Studio Code.vscode/mcp.json
JSON in VS Code format with the root key "servers".
Original data: code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers, retrieved on 2026-10-01
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
JSON with the root key "mcpServers".
Original data: docs.devin.ai/desktop/cascade/mcp, retrieved on 2026-08-27
Codex CLI~/.codex/config.toml · .codex/config.toml
TOML with the table [mcp_servers.<name>].
Original data: learn.chatgpt.com/docs/extend/mcp?surface=cli, retrieved on 2026-08-27

All clients side by side

Client reference version: 1

The start templates

The start templates
npmnpx -y {kennung}
Package registry npm: invoked through npx with the identifier from the package coordinate.
pypiuvx {kennung}
Package registry PyPI: invoked through uvx with the identifier from the package coordinate.
ocidocker run -i --rm {kennung}
Package registry OCI: invoked through docker run with the image name from the package coordinate.

Version of the start templates: 2

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tracevero · https://tracevero.com/werkzeuge/konfiguration