Meta MCP Server

MCP server providing official Google and Anthropic prompting guides for meta-prompt generation.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Meta MCP server?

Most AI and media services work still happens through a UI a human drives. Meta MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. MCP server providing official Google and Anthropic prompting guides for meta-prompt generation.

The short version

Meta-Prompt MCP is an MCP server that surfaces official prompting best practices from Google and Anthropic directly within your LLM workflow. Instead of searching documentation or guessing how to instruct an LLM, you can query expert guides on-demand.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • Cursor — The Cursor tool exposed by this server

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: OPENROUTER_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

meta-prompt-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

How it compares

Plenty of AI and media services servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Meta's toolset — Cursor — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by kapillamba4; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
CursorThe Cursor tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Meta MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meta-prompt-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["meta-prompt-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENROUTER_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Meta to Cursor.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Meta to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Cursor) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Meta directly.