Mcp Config Path

MCP Config Path

A Python utility to get the configuration file path for various MCP (Multi-Client Platform) clients, such as Claude Desktop, Cline, Cursor, VSCode, and more. This library helps you locate the config file for each supported client on your system.

Features

• Supports multiple clients: Claude Desktop, Cline, Roo Code, Claude Code, VSCode, Cursor, mcphub.nvim, windsurf, mcplinker, and more.
• Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux where applicable).
• Simple API to get the config path by client name.

Supported Clients

| Name | Description / Path Example | |----------------|---------------------------| | claudedesktop | Claude Desktop config | | cline | Cline extension for VSCode | | roocode | Roo Code extension | | claude_code | Claude Code extension | | vscode | VSCode extension | | cursor | Cursor editor extension | | mcphub.nvim | mcphub.nvim Neovim plugin | | windsurf | Codeium windsurf | | mcplinker | mcplinker tool | | (other) | Defaults to mcp.json |

Installation

uv pip install mcp-config-path

Or with pip:

pip install mcp-config-path

Usage

from mcp_config_path.main import get_config_path

# Get config path for Cursor
path = get_config_path("cursor")
print(path)

# Get config path for VSCode, with a custom base path
path = get_config_path("vscode", "/custom/home")
print(path)

API

getconfigpath(name: str, path: Optional[str] = None) -> str

• name: The client name (see Supported Clients table).
• path: Optional base path. If not provided, uses the user's home directory.
• Returns: The absolute path to the config file as a string.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: milisp
• Source: milisp/mcp-config-path
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.