mcp-config-manager

MCP Config Manager is a local CLI/GUI utility for managing Model Context Protocol (MCP) server configuration files across multiple client systems (Claude, Gemini, Codex, etc.). It enables/disables servers, edits server configuration fields, performs backups/restores, supports preset management, and can discover servers from project configuration files.

Evaluated Mar 30, 2026 (21d ago)

Repo ↗ DevTools mcp cli gui configuration-management backup-restore validation presets

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

100

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Appears to be a local configuration editor with no network/API authentication. Security-relevant concerns are not well documented: handling of secrets/credentials inside configs, risks of malformed JSON, and safe storage of backups. No evidence of TLS/auth/scope controls (expected for local tool). Dependency hygiene and vulnerability posture are not verifiable from the provided content.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You want a local, cross-platform workflow to consistently manage MCP server configuration files for different AI client tools, with backups and validation.

Avoid When

You need fine-grained security controls, centralized remote management, or a documented API surface for third-party programmatic integration.

Use Cases

• Enable/disable MCP servers without directly editing JSON files
• Edit and validate MCP server configuration fields interactively
• Sync/preset configurations across Claude/Gemini/Codex configuration formats
• Back up and restore MCP configuration states before/after changes
• Bulk manage server lists (select/deselect, delete multiple servers)

Not For

• A hosted service requiring network access or authentication
• Managing MCP server runtime health/telemetry (listed as future/next feature)
• Secure secrets vaulting for credentials used by MCP servers (not described)

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication model described because it appears to be a local CLI/GUI tool that edits local configuration files.

Pricing

Free tier: No

Requires CC: No

Distributed under MIT license per repository metadata; no hosted pricing described.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

none

Idempotent

False

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Tool is primarily local file editing; an agent must manage filesystem paths and ensure it runs with appropriate permissions
⚠ Operations can modify/overwrite JSON configuration; incorrect inputs could lead to configuration loss unless backups are used
⚠ GUI-only workflows may require additional automation strategy compared to pure CLI

Alternatives

Manually edit the underlying client configuration JSON files Use simpler toggle scripts (e.g., the referenced concept of mcp_toggle.py) if available in your environment Create custom config management tooling tailored to a single client format

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.