What is mcp-registry CLAUDE.md?

A reference guide for mcp-registry, a system that stores MCP server settings and connects multiple servers so their tools can be used together. It explains the registry, connection handling, tool aggregation, and command-line interface.

Use it when changing server registration, persistent connections, aggregated tool calls, filtering, or the registry’s command-line commands.

It helps a coding agent understand how servers are configured, connected, filtered, and exposed through one combined interface.

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CLAUDE.md · 157 lines

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Claude's Reference Guide for MCP Registry

Core Architecture

MCP Registry: Manages MCP servers, provides CLI tools, and aggregates server tools
Server configuration: Stored in ~/.config/mcp_registry/mcp_registry_config.json (configurable via MCP_REGISTRY_CONFIG)

Key Components

ServerRegistry (compound.py)
- Loads/saves server configurations from JSON
- Maps server names to MCPServerSettings objects
- Creates client sessions for connecting to servers
- Supports filtering to create subsets with filter_servers()
MCPAggregator (compound.py)
- Namespaces tools as server_name__tool_name
- Supports temporary and persistent connections
- Handles tool listing and calling across servers
- Implements the list_tools() and call_tool() methods
- Key entrypoint for programmatic tool calls
- Supports tool-level filtering with tool_filter parameter
MCPConnectionManager (connection.py)
- Handles concurrent persistent connections
- Uses async context managers for proper lifecycle
- More efficient for multiple tool calls
CLI Commands (cli.py, commands/*.py)
- init: Create config file and import Claude Desktop settings
- add/remove/list: Manage server configurations
- serve: Run compound server with all/selected servers
- list-tools: Display tools from servers with 3 verbosity levels
- test-tool: Test tools interactively or programmatically

Core Files

src/mcp_registry/compound.py: Server registry, settings, and aggregator
src/mcp_registry/connection.py: Persistent connection management
src/mcp_registry/cli.py: Main CLI entrypoint
src/mcp_registry/commands/tools.py: Tool-related commands (list-tools, test-tool)
src/mcp_registry/commands/serve.py: Server command
src/mcp_registry/utils/config.py: Configuration utilities
src/mcp_registry/utils/cli.py: CLI decorators and helpers

Important Code Patterns

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