Collector MCP Server

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What is the Collector MCP server?

Collector becomes available to MCP clients through the collector mcp server. MCP_SERVER_SUBMIT_URL=" ```.

What Collector does

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Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 7 tools directly:

  • extract-mcp-servers-from-url — Extracts MCP Servers from given URL
  • extract-mcp-servers-from-content — Extracts MCP Servers from given content
  • submit-mcp-server — Submits a MCP Server to the MCP Server Directory like
  • Resources — The Resources tool exposed by this server
  • Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this server
  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server
  • Debugging — Since MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP

Installing the collector mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, 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 5 environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_MODEL, MCP_SERVER_SUBMIT_URL, UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

File and storage servers are what separate an assistant that talks about your documents from one that actually works with them. Collector sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — extract-mcp-servers-from-url, extract-mcp-servers-from-content, submit-mcp-server among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other file systems 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 is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process, so there is nothing to keep updated on your machine.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • With 7 tools exposed, expect a noticeable bump in prompt size — disable it in projects that never use Collector.
  • Maintained by chatmcp.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the collector 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.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
extract-mcp-servers-from-urlExtracts MCP Servers from given URL.
extract-mcp-servers-from-contentExtracts MCP Servers from given content.
submit-mcp-serverSubmits a MCP Server to the MCP Server Directory like mcp.so.
ResourcesThe Resources tool exposed by this server.
PromptsThe Prompts tool exposed by this server.
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.
DebuggingSince MCP servers run over stdio, debugging can be challenging. For the best debugging experience, we strongly recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector).

How to install the Collector MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-collector": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_BASE_URL": "your-value",
        "OPENAI_MODEL": "your-value",
        "MCP_SERVER_SUBMIT_URL": "your-value",
        "UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OPENAI_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
OPENAI_MODELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MCP_SERVER_SUBMIT_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
UV_PUBLISH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Collector to extract-mcp-servers-from-url.
  • Use Collector to extract-mcp-servers-from-content.
  • Use Collector to submit-mcp-server.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Collector to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (extract-mcp-servers-from-url, extract-mcp-servers-from-content, submit-mcp-server, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Collector directly.