npm package: @getmcp/generators
Description: Config generators that transform canonical MCP server definitions to app-specific formats
Latest version: 0.10.1

# @getmcp/generators

Config generators that transform canonical MCP server definitions into app-specific configuration formats for 19 AI applications.

## Install

```bash
npm install @getmcp/generators
```

## Usage

### Generate config for a specific app

```ts
import { generateConfig, getGenerator } from "@getmcp/generators";

// The first argument is the app ID, the second is the config key name
// (used as the key in the generated config object — typically a slug)
const config = generateConfig("claude-desktop", "github", {
  command: "npx",
  args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
  env: { GITHUB_TOKEN: "ghp_xxx" },
});
// => { mcpServers: { github: { command: "npx", args: [...], env: {...} } } }

// Using generator instance directly
const generator = getGenerator("cursor");
const obj = generator.generate("github", { command: "npx", args: ["server"] });
const text = generator.serialize(obj);
```

### Generate config for ALL apps at once

```ts
import { generateAllConfigs } from "@getmcp/generators";

const configs = generateAllConfigs("github", {
  command: "npx",
  args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
  env: { GITHUB_TOKEN: "ghp_xxx" },
});

// configs["claude-desktop"] => JSON string
// configs["goose"]          => YAML string
// configs["vscode"]         => JSON string (different root key + type field)
// ... all 19 apps
```

### Individual generator classes

```ts
import {
  ClaudeDesktopGenerator,
  ClaudeCodeGenerator,
  VSCodeGenerator,
  CursorGenerator,
  ClineGenerator,
  RooCodeGenerator,
  GooseGenerator,
  WindsurfGenerator,
  OpenCodeGenerator,
  ZedGenerator,
  PyCharmGenerator,
  CodexGenerator,
  GeminiCliGenerator,
  ContinueGenerator,
  AmazonQGenerator,
  TraeGenerator,
  BoltAiGenerator,
  LibreChatGenerator,
  AntigravityGenerator,
} from "@getmcp/generators";

const goose = new GooseGenerator();
const config = goose.generate("github", {
  command: "npx",
  args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
  env: { GITHUB_TOKEN: "ghp_xxx" },
});
// => { extensions: { github: { cmd: "npx", args: [...], envs: {...} } } }

goose.serialize(config);
// => YAML string
```

## Supported Apps

| App               | Root Key          | Format | Key Differences           |
| ----------------- | ----------------- | ------ | ------------------------- |
| Claude Desktop    | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Canonical passthrough     |
| Claude Code       | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | `type` field for remote   |
| VS Code / Copilot | `servers`         | JSON   | Requires `type` field     |
| Cursor            | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Passthrough               |
| Cline             | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | `alwaysAllow`, `disabled` |
| Roo Code          | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | `alwaysAllow`, `disabled` |
| Goose             | `extensions`      | YAML   | `cmd`/`envs` keys         |
| Windsurf          | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | `serverUrl` for remote    |
| OpenCode          | `mcp`             | JSONC  | `command` is array        |
| Zed               | `context_servers` | JSON   | Standard fields           |
| PyCharm           | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Project-level config      |
| Codex             | `mcp_servers`     | TOML   | Array-style command       |
| Gemini CLI        | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Near-passthrough          |
| Continue          | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Near-passthrough          |
| Amazon Q          | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Near-passthrough          |
| Trae              | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Project-scoped            |
| BoltAI            | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | macOS only                |
| LibreChat         | `mcpServers`      | YAML   | YAML format               |
| Antigravity       | `mcpServers`      | JSON   | Passthrough               |

## API

| Export                                | Description                                        |
| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `generators`                          | Map of `AppId` to generator instances              |
| `getGenerator(appId)`                 | Get a generator by app ID                          |
| `getAppIds()`                         | List all available app IDs                         |
| `generateConfig(appId, name, config)` | Generate config object for one app                 |
| `generateAllConfigs(name, config)`    | Generate serialized config strings for all apps    |
| `BaseGenerator`                       | Abstract base class for building custom generators |

## License

MIT