# Install one MCP server across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and VS Code without manual config edits

> Use add-mcp when an agent needs to roll out, list, remove, or synchronize MCP server configs across multiple coding clients instead of hand-editing each config file separately.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/install-one-mcp-server-across-claude-code-cursor-codex-and-v` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/install-one-mcp-server-across-claude-code-cursor-codex-and-v`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/install-one-mcp-server-across-claude-code-cursor-codex-and-v/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/install-one-mcp-server-across-claude-code-cursor-codex-and-v

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# Install one MCP server across Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and VS Code without manual config edits

Use add-mcp when an agent needs to roll out, list, remove, or synchronize MCP server configs across multiple coding clients instead of hand-editing each config file separately.

## Prerequisites

Node.js and npx; one or more supported coding clients such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, or VS Code; any required server URLs, auth headers, env vars, or package names.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npx add-mcp url | package name [options]
- npx add-mcp https://mcp.context7.com/mcp
- npx add-mcp find vercel
- npx add-mcp https://mcp.example.com/mcp

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- # Node.js script
- add-mcp supports all three transport types: HTTP, SSE, and stdio. Some agents require type option to be set to specify the transport type. You can use the --type or --transport option to specify the transport type:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- Example installing the Context7 remote MCP server:
- You can add env variables and arguments (stdio) and headers (remote) to the server config using the --env, --args and --header options.

- Source: https://github.com/neondatabase/add-mcp
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neondatabase/add-mcp/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/neondatabase/add-mcp

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/install-one-mcp-server-across-claude-code-cursor-codex-and-vs-code-without-manual-config-edits/)