source-library

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add source-library -- npx -y @source-library/mcp-server

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": {
    "source-library": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@source-library/mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Questions

source-library is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @source-library/mcp-server.

Run: claude mcp add source-library -- npx -y @source-library/mcp-server

Run: codex mcp add source-library -- npx -y @source-library/mcp-server

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