Local Utilities MCP Server
by arjshiv
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to various local system utilities. It can be used with Cursor and other MCP-compatible clients to provide quick access to system information.
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What is Local Utilities MCP Server?
Local Utilities MCP Server is a server that exposes local system utilities through the Model Context Protocol. This allows MCP-compatible clients like Cursor to access information such as the current time, hostname, public IP, directory contents, Node.js version, and port information.
How to use Local Utilities MCP Server?
The server can be installed globally using pnpm add -g localutils-mcp-server or run directly with npx localutils-mcp-server. Once running, it can be configured in Cursor as an MCP server. The server provides several tools that can be called to get different system information.
Key features of Local Utilities MCP Server
Time and Date retrieval
Hostname retrieval
Public IP retrieval
Directory Listing
Node.js Version retrieval
Port Checker
Think Tool (record, retrieve, and analyze thoughts)
Use cases of Local Utilities MCP Server
Quick access to system information within Cursor
Automating tasks based on system information
Debugging network issues using port checker
Tracking development thoughts and ideas
Integrating system information into other MCP-compatible applications
FAQ from Local Utilities MCP Server
How do I install the server?
How do I install the server?
You can install it globally using pnpm add -g localutils-mcp-server or run it directly with npx localutils-mcp-server.
How do I configure it with Cursor?
How do I configure it with Cursor?
Open Cursor settings, navigate to the MCP section, and add a new MCP server with the provided configuration.
What utilities are available?
What utilities are available?
The server provides utilities for getting the time and date, hostname, public IP, listing directories, getting the Node.js version, checking ports, and recording/retrieving thoughts.
What is the Think Tool?
What is the Think Tool?
The Think Tool allows you to record thoughts with timestamps, retrieve all recorded thoughts, clear thoughts, and get statistics about your thoughts.
How do I test the server?
How do I test the server?
You can use the MCP Inspector by running pnpm run inspector which starts the inspector at http://localhost:5173.