Supported Clients

mcp-scanner automatically discovers MCP server configurations from these AI clients.

Claude Desktop

Config path:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Format:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-name": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Config path: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Windsurf

Config path: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Zed

Config path: ~/.config/zed/settings.json

Format:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "server-name": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Config path: ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Continue

Config path: ~/.continue/config.json

Format:

{
  "mcpServers": [
    {
      "name": "server-name",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
    }
  ]
}

VS Code

Config path: .vscode/mcp.json (per-workspace)

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Roo Code

Config path: ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/rooveterinaryinc.roo-cline/settings/mcp_settings.json

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Claude Code

Config paths:

• Global: ~/.claude/settings.json
• Project: .mcp.json

Format: Same as Claude Desktop.

Adding Custom Configs

Use --config to scan a custom configuration file:

mcp-scanner scan --config /path/to/mcp.json

The file should use the Claude Desktop format.