What does the combine mcp server do?

It connects Combine MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Combine MCP directly.

How do I install the combine mcp server?

Run it through your MCP client's configuration using `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/nazar256/combine-mcp`. Add the server block to Claude Desktop's config file (or use `claude mcp add` for Claude Code), restart the client, and the tools appear automatically. Full snippets are on this page.

What credentials does it need?

It reads `MCP_CONFIG`, `SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN`, `GITHUB_TOKEN` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

Combine MCP Server — Setup Guide for Claude

Name: Combine MCP Server
Author: nazar256

What is the Combine MCP MCP server?

Combine MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the combine mcp mcp server. An MCP (Model Context Protocol) aggregator that allows you to combine multiple MCP servers into a single interface. The code is mostly AI-generated.

What Combine MCP does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) aggregator that allows you to combine multiple MCP servers into a single interface. The code is mostly AI-generated.

The MCP Aggregator acts as a bridge between Cursor (or any other MCP client) and multiple MCP servers. It functions both as an MCP server (when talking to Cursor) and as an MCP client (when talking to backend MCP servers).

Installing the combine mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via a container image as ghcr.io/nazar256/combine-mcp, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: MCP_CONFIG, SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN, GITHUB_TOKEN. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Combine MCP sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
Maintained by nazar256, written in Go.
MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the combine mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the Combine MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shortcut": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@shortcut/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN": "your-shortcut-api-token-here"
      },
      "tools": {
        "allowed": [
          "search-stories",
          "get-story",
          "create-story",
          "assign-current-user-as-owner"
        ]
      }
    },
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token-here"
      },
      "tools": {
        "allowed": [
          "create-pr",
          "list-prs",
          "get-pr",
          "merge-pr"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Variable	Description	Required
MCP_CONFIG	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional
SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes
GITHUB_TOKEN	Credential the server authenticates with.	Yes

Variable

Description

Required

MCP_CONFIG

Configuration value read at startup.

Optional

SHORTCUT_API_TOKEN

Credential the server authenticates with.

Yes

GITHUB_TOKEN

Credential the server authenticates with.

Yes

Combine MCP Server

What is the Combine MCP MCP server?

What Combine MCP does

Installing the combine mcp mcp server

Configuration

Where it fits

Practical notes

How to install the Combine MCP MCP server

Configuration

Frequently asked questions

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