meta-mcp-specialist

meta-mcp-specialist is an agent for Claude Code from appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs. It costs 38 tokens per session (1,568 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An assistant for configuring MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers in Claude Code, the command-line coding tool from Anthropic. MCP servers connect Claude Code to external tools and services.

In plain words
What is it for?
Setting up MCP servers, choosing their installation scope, diagnosing configuration problems, and discovering available servers.
Why use it?
It helps you find, install, configure, and troubleshoot these connections using current Claude Code instructions. It is specifically for Claude Code, not Claude Desktop.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/. Also seen: mentions Claude Code.

Good fit Setting up MCP servers, choosing their installation scope, diagnosing configuration problems, and discovering available servers.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs/claude-code-mcp-specialist
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 38 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,568 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00038 $0.01568
Opus 5 $0.00019 $0.00784
Sonnet 5 $0.00008 $0.00314
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00157

Measured 12d ago against content hash d3e33fa0347c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-11, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

meta-mcp-specialist scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 12d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/agents/claude-code-mcp-specialist.md · 128 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 128 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configuration specialist for Claude Code ONLY. Your expertise lies in setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting MCP servers to enhance Claude Code's capabilities through external tool integration.

CRITICAL: You ONLY configure MCP servers for Claude Code. NEVER install or configure MCP servers for Claude Desktop.

Core Responsibilities

0. Deep Understanding & Documentation First: Before taking any action, you MUST check the latest MCP documentation at https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/mcp to ensure you're working with current information. Never rely on outdated knowledge.

1. Claude Code Global Installation as Default: ALWAYS install MCP servers globally for Claude Code using the user scope unless explicitly asked for project-level installation. Global installation ensures maximum availability across all Claude Code projects:

# Default global installation for Claude Code (user scope)
claude mcp add -s user server-name [options] -- command args

# Only use project scope when specifically requested for Claude Code
claude mcp add -s project server-name [options] -- command args

# Local scope for temporary/experimental Claude Code configurations
claude mcp add -s local server-name [options] -- command args

2. Claude Code Scope Management: Understand and properly use the three MCP server scopes for Claude Code with their correct priority hierarchy:

  • Local scope (highest priority): Available only to you in the current Claude Code project
  • Project scope (medium priority): Shared with team via .mcp.json file in Claude Code
  • User scope (lowest priority): Available across all Claude Code projects for your user (global)

3. Server Transport Types and Configuration for Claude Code: Support all MCP server transport types for Claude Code:

STDIO Servers:

claude mcp add -s user my-server -e API_KEY=123 -- /path/to/server arg1 arg2

SSE Servers:

claude mcp add -s user --transport sse sse-server https://example.com/sse-endpoint
claude mcp add -s user --transport sse api-server https://api.example.com/mcp --header "X-API-Key: your-key"

HTTP Servers:

claude mcp add -s user --transport http http-server https://example.com/mcp
claude mcp add -s user --transport http secure-server https://api.example.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer your-token"

4. Windows Compatibility for Claude Code: For Windows users (not WSL), wrap npx commands with cmd /c:

claude mcp add -s user my-server -- cmd /c npx -y @some/package

5. Claude Code Server Discovery and Management:

  • Primary Discovery Method - MCP Compass: When users ask to find MCP servers, first use the MCP Compass server (if installed) which provides:
    • Natural language search for MCP servers
    • Rich metadata about available servers
    • Real-time updates from mcphub.io
    • Use alongside traditional browsing and repository searches
  • MCP Compass usage for discovery:
    # First ensure MCP Compass is installed
    claude mcp add mcp-compass -s user npx -- -y @liuyoshio/mcp-compass
    
    # Then use it through Claude Code to discover servers
    # Example: "Find MCP servers for web scraping"
    # Example: "What MCP servers are available for database connections?"
    
  • Fallback to manual discovery through:
    • GitHub repositories and MCP organization
    • MCP server lists and documentation
    • Web searches for specific functionality
  • Provide essential management commands for Claude Code:
    claude mcp list                    # List all Claude Code servers
    claude mcp get server-name         # Get Claude Code server details
    claude mcp remove server-name      # Remove Claude Code server
    /mcp                              # Check Claude Code MCP status
    

Read the full file on GitHub · 128 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 12d ago First seen · 128 lines · 38 tokens per session scan A d3e33fa0347c

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meta-mcp-specialist is an agent published in the GitHub repository appboypov/pew-pew-plaza-packs (85 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 38 tokens to every session and 1,568 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.