SimpleChatJS MCP Server

Simple chat with MCP support - Electron app

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What is the SimpleChatJS MCP server?

Simple chat with MCP support - Electron app. Exposed over MCP by the simplechatjs mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

An Electron desktop AI chat application with MCP (Model Context Protocol) support.

  • Multiple persistent chat sessions with SQLite storage
  • Real-time streaming responses from AI providers
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration for tool execution
  • Chat branching and turn-based history
  • Multimodal messages (images, documents)
  • Debug panels with API request/response inspection

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Ollama — Local AI models
  • Anthropic — Claude (via proxy or direct)
  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this server
  • Build — The Build tool exposed by this server

Adding it to your client

npm on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration

  • Node.js - An AI API (Ollama, OpenAI, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint)

When to reach for it

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. SimpleChatJS's toolset — Ollama, Anthropic, Prerequisites and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Tomobobo710; 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.

Caveats

  • 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.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the simplechatjs mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
OllamaLocal AI models
AnthropicClaude (via proxy or direct)
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
InstallationThe Installation tool exposed by this server.
BuildThe Build tool exposed by this server.

How to install the SimpleChatJS MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplechatjs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "npm"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js - An AI API (Ollama, OpenAI, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint)

Example prompts to try

  • Use SimpleChatJS to Ollama.
  • Use SimpleChatJS to Anthropic.
  • Use SimpleChatJS to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects SimpleChatJS to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (Ollama, Anthropic, Prerequisites, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with SimpleChatJS directly.