MCP Configuration Generator

Standalone YAML-based MCP configuration generator with template interpolation and secret management.

Why This Tool Exists

Problem: MCP configurations contain hardcoded paths and secrets, making them impossible to version control or share across teams/environments.

Solution: Separate configuration structure from secrets and environment-specific values:

• Version control YAML configs without exposing secrets
• Team sharing of standardized MCP server setups
• Environment portability via template variables
• Secret isolation in git-ignored files

Transform this unmaintainable config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/Users/alice/dev/project"]
    },
    "github": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-e", "GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_actual_secret123", "github-server"]
    }
  }
}

Into maintainable, shareable YAML:

variables:
  project_root: "/Users/alice/dev/project"

servers:
  filesystem:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "{{ variables.project_root }}"]
  github:
    command: "docker" 
    args: ["run", "-e", "GITHUB_TOKEN={{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}", "github-server"]

Installation

pip install -e .

Quick Start

Using the Examples

1. Navigate to project root:

cd /path/to/mcp-gen

2. Generate MCP JSON from example configuration:

python -m mcp_gen.cli generate \
  --config examples/mcp.config.yaml \
  --secrets examples/mcp.secrets.yaml

3. View the generated files (automatically written to configured outputs):

cat .amazonq/mcp.json
cat claude-desktop/mcp.json

CLI Commands

Generate configuration:

python -m mcp_gen.cli generate --config config.yaml --secrets secrets.yaml --output mcp.json

Generate to configured outputs (no --output needed):

python -m mcp_gen.cli generate --config config.yaml --secrets secrets.yaml

Validate configuration:

python -m mcp_gen.cli validate --config config.yaml

Configuration Format

mcp.config.yaml:

version: "1.0"

outputs:
  - "{{ variables.project_root }}/.amazonq/mcp.json"
  - "{{ variables.project_root }}/claude-desktop/mcp.json"

variables:
  project_root: "/path/to/project"

servers:
  filesystem:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "{{ variables.project_root }}"]

mcp.secrets.yaml:

secrets:
  API_TOKEN: "your_secret_token"

Features

• Template interpolation with Jinja2 (variables, secrets, environment)
• Multiple output paths with variable support
• Secret management (git-ignored files)
• JSON Schema validation
• Optional outputs configuration (CLI --output overrides)