API Wrapper MCP Server

This is a generic API wrapper server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows you to easily wrap REST APIs as MCP tools that can be accessed by Claude and other MCP clients.

Local serverstdio

What is the API Wrapper MCP Server?

API Wrapper MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the gomcpgo/api-wrapper-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “This is a generic API wrapper server for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows you to easily wrap REST APIs as MCP tools that…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using path/to/api_wrapper. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares API_GATEWAY_TOKEN. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the API Wrapper MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "api-wrapper": {
      "command": "path/to/api_wrapper",
      "args": [
        "path/to/your-config.yaml"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_GATEWAY_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
API_GATEWAY_TOKENDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation