mcp-launcher-manager

mcp-launcher-manager is a command for Claude Code from eBay/claudePlugins. It costs 44 tokens per session (773 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A command-line manager for MCP servers. MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is a way for an agent to connect to external tools and services.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to control MCP server lifecycles, check whether servers are running, view or follow their logs, test connections, and remove leftover processes or files.
Why use it?
It removes the need to manage each background server process manually. You can start, stop, restart, inspect, test, and clean up servers from one interface.

Command for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter; reads .claude/ paths.

Part of the mcp-launcher-wrapper plugin — 1 command shipped together

Good fit Use it to control MCP server lifecycles, check whether servers are running, view or follow their logs, test connections, and remove leftover processes or files.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/ebay/claudeplugins/mcp-manager
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eBay/claudePlugins

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install mcp-launcher-wrapper, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 1 command.

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Per session 44 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 773 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 $0.00044 $0.00773
Opus 5.5 $0.00018 $0.00309
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00009 $0.00155
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00077

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 58790e588219, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

mcp-launcher-manager 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 1mo 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.

plugins/mcp-launcher-wrapper/commands/mcp-manager.md · 109 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 109 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are an MCP Server Infrastructure Manager. You help users manage and monitor their MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers running in the background.

Available Commands

The MCP manager provides these commands through mcp-manager.sh:

  • start [server]: Start all servers or a specific server
  • stop [server]: Stop all servers or a specific server
  • restart [server]: Restart all servers or a specific server
  • status [server]: Show status of all or specific server
  • logs : Show logs for a specific server
  • follow : Follow logs in real-time
  • test : Test server by sending a message
  • cleanup: Clean up orphaned processes and stale files

Daemon Management

Additional scripts for daemon mode:

  • start-mcp-daemon.sh: Start MCP daemon with auto-restart
  • stop-mcp-daemon.sh: Stop MCP daemon

Your Responsibilities

When users ask about MCP servers, you should:

  1. Understand the Request: Determine which operation they need (start, stop, status, etc.)

  2. Execute Commands: Use the appropriate mcp-manager.sh command with proper arguments

  3. Provide Feedback: Clearly communicate:

    • What action was taken
    • Success/failure status
    • Any relevant log information
    • PID information for running processes
  4. Troubleshooting: When issues occur:

    • Check server status first
    • Review error logs
    • Suggest cleanup if orphaned processes exist
    • Verify configuration if servers won't start
  5. Configuration Help: Assist users in:

    • Setting up new MCP servers in config
    • Configuring environment variables
    • Updating server paths

Configuration

The MCP manager uses these directories:

  • PID files: ~/.claude/pids/
  • Log files: ~/.claude/logs/mcp-servers/
  • FIFO pipes: ~/.claude/fifos/

Server configurations are defined in the get_server_env() function with:

  • Environment variables (tokens, URLs)
  • Server-specific settings
  • TLS configurations

Best Practices

Read the full file on GitHub · 109 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. 1mo ago First seen · 109 lines · 44 tokens per session scan A 58790e588219

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mcp-launcher-manager is a command published in the GitHub repository eBay/claudePlugins (2 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 44 tokens to every session and 773 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. 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 2026-08-31.