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ncp

local MCP server

ncp is a local MCP server: N-to-1 MCP Orchestration. Unified gateway for multiple MCP servers with intelligent tool discovery. Install it from npm as @portel/ncp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add ncp -e NCP_DEBUG=... -e NCP_MODE=... -e NO_COLOR=... -- npx -y @portel/ncp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ncp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@portel/ncp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NCP_DEBUG": "...",
        "NCP_MODE": "...",
        "NO_COLOR": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

What you need

  • Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
  • MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
  • Environment variables: NCP_DEBUG, NCP_MODE, NO_COLOR

Summary

N-to-1 MCP Orchestration. Unified gateway for multiple MCP servers with intelligent tool discovery.

ncp vs similar servers

ServerStarsTypeAPI keyRuntime
ncp100LocalYesnpm
GoModel1,189LocalYesoci
AISIX AI Gateway171LocalNooci
mcp-funnel156LocalYesnpm
claude-flow73KLocalYesnpm

Questions

It reads 3 environment variables: NCP_DEBUG, NCP_MODE, NO_COLOR. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.

Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.

ncp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @portel/ncp.

Run: claude mcp add ncp -e NCP_DEBUG=... -e NCP_MODE=... -e NO_COLOR=... -- npx -y @portel/ncp

Run: codex mcp add ncp --env NCP_DEBUG=... --env NCP_MODE=... --env NO_COLOR=... -- npx -y @portel/ncp

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