Quickstart Guide

Get started with MCPHub in just a few minutes. This guide will walk you through discovering, testing, and integrating MCP servers.

🚀 Step 1: Create an Account

Sign up for MCPHub using your Google or GitHub account:

🔍 Step 2: Discover MCP Servers

Browse our curated collection of MCP servers:

🧪 Step 3: Test MCP Servers

Before integrating, test MCP servers in our hosted environment:

Online Inspector

Online Client

Try MCP servers in a full chat interface:

• Visit the Online Client
• Install MCP servers from the plugin list
• Chat with AI assistants that have access to MCP tools
• See real-time tool usage and responses

⚙️ Step 4: Get Configuration

MCPHub provides ready-to-use configuration for your applications:

Server Config via MCPHub

$ curl https://api.mcphub.com/slug/server-name
> Returns: MCP server endpoint

Path-Based Authentication

For servers requiring credentials, use path-based authentication:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-name": {
      "url": "https://api.mcphub.com/auth/YOUR_API_KEY/server-slug"
    }
  }
}

🔧 Step 5: Integration Examples

Claude Desktop

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "search": {
      "url": "https://api.mcphub.com/slug/mcphub-com-llm-search",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Custom Integration

// Using @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
import { Client } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js';

const client = new Client({
  name: "my-app",
  version: "1.0.0"
});

await client.connect({
  url: "https://api.mcphub.com/slug/server-name",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});