add-mcp 0.1.1 → 0.2.0

package/README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 # add-mcp
 
-Install MCP servers onto coding agents with a single command.
-
-<!-- agent-list:start -->
+Add MCP servers to your favorite coding agents with a single command.
 
 Supports **OpenCode**, **Claude Code**, **Codex**, **Cursor**, and [5 more](#supported-agents).
 
-<!-- agent-list:end -->
-
 ## Install an MCP Server
 
 ```bash
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ npx add-mcp "node /path/to/server.js --port 3000"
 | `--type <type>`          | Alias for `--transport`                                                  |
 | `-n, --name <name>`      | Server name (auto-inferred if not provided)                              |
 | `-y, --yes`              | Skip all confirmation prompts                                            |
-| `--all`                  | Install to all agents without prompts                                    |
+| `--all`                  | Install to all agents                                                    |
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -60,8 +56,11 @@ npx add-mcp @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres --name postgres
 # Non-interactive installation (CI/CD friendly)
 npx add-mcp https://mcp.example.com/mcp -g -a claude-code -y
 
-# Install to all agents without prompts
+# Install to all agents
 npx add-mcp mcp-server-github --all
+
+# Install to all agents, globally, without prompts
+npx add-mcp mcp-server-github --all -g -y
 ```
 
 ### Installation Scope
@@ -71,6 +70,26 @@ npx add-mcp mcp-server-github --all
 | **Project** | (default) | `.cursor/mcp.json` etc. | Committed with your project, shared with team |
 | **Global**  | `-g`      | `~/.cursor/mcp.json`    | Available across all projects                 |
 
+### Smart Detection
+
+The CLI automatically detects agents based on your environment:
+
+**Default (project mode):**
+
+- Detects project-level config files (`.cursor/`, `.vscode/`, `.mcp.json`, etc.)
+- Also detects globally-installed agents that only support global config (Claude Desktop, Codex, Zed)
+- Agents are routed appropriately: project-capable agents use project config, global-only agents use global config
+
+**With `-g` (global mode):**
+
+- Detects all globally-installed agents
+- All agents use global config
+
+**No agents detected:**
+
+- Interactive mode: Shows error with guidance to use `--global` or run in a project
+- With `--yes`: Installs to all project-capable agents
+
 ## Transport Types
 
 MCP supports different transport mechanisms for remote servers:
@@ -86,8 +105,6 @@ Local servers (npm packages, commands) always use **stdio** transport.
 
 MCP servers can be installed to any of these agents:
 
-<!-- supported-agents:start -->
-
 | Agent          | `--agent`        | Project Path            | Global Path                                                       |
 | -------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | Claude Code    | `claude-code`    | `.mcp.json`             | `~/.claude.json`                                                  |
@@ -95,16 +112,14 @@ MCP servers can be installed to any of these agents:
 | Codex          | `codex`          | -                       | `~/.codex/config.toml`                                            |
 | Cursor         | `cursor`         | `.cursor/mcp.json`      | `~/.cursor/mcp.json`                                              |
 | Gemini CLI     | `gemini-cli`     | `.gemini/settings.json` | `~/.gemini/settings.json`                                         |
-| Goose          | `goose`          | -                       | `~/.config/goose/config.yaml`                                     |
+| Goose          | `goose`          | `.goose/config.yaml`    | `~/.config/goose/config.yaml`                                     |
 | OpenCode       | `opencode`       | `.opencode.json`        | `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`                                |
 | VS Code        | `vscode`         | `.vscode/mcp.json`      | `~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/mcp.json`                |
 | Zed            | `zed`            | -                       | `~/.config/zed/settings.json`                                     |
 
-<!-- supported-agents:end -->
-
 **Aliases:** `github-copilot` → `vscode`
 
-The CLI automatically detects which coding agents you have installed. If none are detected, you'll be prompted to select which agents to install to.
+The CLI uses smart detection to find agents in your project directory and globally installed agents. See [Smart Detection](#smart-detection) for details.
 
 ### Transport Support
 

package/dist/index.js

@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ var agents = {
     displayName: "Claude Code",
     configPath: join(home, ".claude.json"),
     localConfigPath: ".mcp.json",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".mcp.json", ".claude"],
     configKey: "mcpServers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".claude"));
     }
   },
@@ -122,10 +123,12 @@ var agents = {
     name: "claude-desktop",
     displayName: "Claude Desktop",
     configPath: join(appSupport, "Claude", "claude_desktop_config.json"),
+    projectDetectPaths: [],
+    // Global only - no project support
     configKey: "mcpServers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(appSupport, "Claude"));
     }
   },
@@ -136,10 +139,12 @@ var agents = {
       process.env.CODEX_HOME || join(home, ".codex"),
       "config.toml"
     ),
+    projectDetectPaths: [],
+    // Global only - no project support
     configKey: "mcp_servers",
     format: "toml",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".codex"));
     },
     transformConfig: transformCodexConfig
@@ -149,10 +154,11 @@ var agents = {
     displayName: "Cursor",
     configPath: join(home, ".cursor", "mcp.json"),
     localConfigPath: ".cursor/mcp.json",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".cursor"],
     configKey: "mcpServers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".cursor"));
     }
   },
@@ -161,10 +167,11 @@ var agents = {
     displayName: "Gemini CLI",
     configPath: join(home, ".gemini", "settings.json"),
     localConfigPath: ".gemini/settings.json",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".gemini"],
     configKey: "mcpServers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".gemini"));
     }
   },
@@ -172,11 +179,13 @@ var agents = {
     name: "goose",
     displayName: "Goose",
     configPath: join(home, ".config", "goose", "config.yaml"),
+    localConfigPath: ".goose/config.yaml",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".goose"],
     configKey: "extensions",
     format: "yaml",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http"],
     // Goose does not support SSE
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".config", "goose"));
     },
     transformConfig: transformGooseConfig
@@ -186,10 +195,11 @@ var agents = {
     displayName: "OpenCode",
     configPath: join(home, ".config", "opencode", "opencode.json"),
     localConfigPath: ".opencode.json",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".opencode.json", ".opencode"],
     configKey: "mcp",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".config", "opencode"));
     },
     transformConfig: transformOpenCodeConfig
@@ -199,10 +209,11 @@ var agents = {
     displayName: "VS Code",
     configPath: join(vscodePath, "mcp.json"),
     localConfigPath: ".vscode/mcp.json",
+    projectDetectPaths: [".vscode"],
     configKey: "mcpServers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(vscodePath);
     }
   },
@@ -214,10 +225,12 @@ var agents = {
       "Zed",
       "settings.json"
     ) : join(home, ".config", "zed", "settings.json"),
+    projectDetectPaths: [],
+    // Global only - no project support
     configKey: "context_servers",
     format: "json",
     supportedTransports: ["stdio", "http", "sse"],
-    detectInstalled: async () => {
+    detectGlobalInstall: async () => {
       return existsSync(join(home, ".config", "zed")) || existsSync(join(process.env.APPDATA || "", "Zed"));
     },
     transformConfig: transformZedConfig
@@ -226,14 +239,46 @@ var agents = {
 function getAgentTypes() {
   return Object.keys(agents);
 }
-async function detectInstalledAgents() {
-  const installed = [];
+function supportsProjectConfig(agentType) {
+  return agents[agentType].localConfigPath !== void 0;
+}
+function getProjectCapableAgents() {
+  return Object.keys(agents).filter(
+    (type) => supportsProjectConfig(type)
+  );
+}
+function detectProjectAgents(cwd) {
+  const dir = cwd || process.cwd();
+  const detected = [];
   for (const [type, config] of Object.entries(agents)) {
-    if (await config.detectInstalled()) {
-      installed.push(type);
+    if (!config.localConfigPath) continue;
+    for (const detectPath of config.projectDetectPaths) {
+      if (existsSync(join(dir, detectPath))) {
+        detected.push(type);
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
-  return installed;
+  return detected;
+}
+async function detectGlobalOnlyAgents() {
+  const detected = [];
+  for (const [type, config] of Object.entries(agents)) {
+    if (config.localConfigPath) continue;
+    if (await config.detectGlobalInstall()) {
+      detected.push(type);
+    }
+  }
+  return detected;
+}
+async function detectAllGlobalAgents() {
+  const detected = [];
+  for (const [type, config] of Object.entries(agents)) {
+    if (await config.detectGlobalInstall()) {
+      detected.push(type);
+    }
+  }
+  return detected;
 }
 function isTransportSupported(agentType, transport) {
   return agents[agentType].supportedTransports.includes(transport);
@@ -601,24 +646,26 @@ function installServerForAgent(serverName, serverConfig, agentType, options = {}
 function installServer(serverName, serverConfig, agentTypes, options = {}) {
   const results = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   for (const agentType of agentTypes) {
+    const routing = options.routing?.get(agentType);
+    const installOptions = {
+      local: routing === "local",
+      cwd: options.cwd
+    };
     const result = installServerForAgent(
       serverName,
       serverConfig,
       agentType,
-      options
+      installOptions
     );
     results.set(agentType, result);
   }
   return results;
 }
-function getAgentsWithLocalSupport() {
-  return Object.entries(agents).filter(([_, config]) => config.localConfigPath !== void 0).map(([type, _]) => type);
-}
 
 // package.json
 var package_default = {
   name: "add-mcp",
-  version: "0.1.1",
+  version: "0.2.0",
   description: "Install MCP servers onto coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, OpenCode, Codex)",
   author: "Andre Landgraf <andre@neon.tech>",
   license: "Apache-2.0",
@@ -634,8 +681,8 @@ var package_default = {
     fmt: "prettier --write .",
     build: "tsup src/index.ts --format esm --dts --clean",
     dev: "tsx src/index.ts",
-    test: "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts && tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
-    "test:unit": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts",
+    test: "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/agents.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts && tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
+    "test:unit": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/agents.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts",
     "test:e2e": "tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
     typecheck: "tsc --noEmit",
     prepublishOnly: "npm run build"
@@ -717,15 +764,11 @@ program.name("add-mcp").description(
 ).option(
   "-t, --transport <type>",
   "Transport type for remote servers (http, sse)"
-).option("--type <type>", "Alias for --transport").option("-y, --yes", "Skip confirmation prompts").option("--all", "Install to all agents without prompts (implies -y -g)").action(async (target, options) => {
+).option("--type <type>", "Alias for --transport").option("-y, --yes", "Skip confirmation prompts").option("--all", "Install to all agents").action(async (target, options) => {
   await main(target, options);
 });
 program.parse();
 async function main(target, options) {
-  if (options.all) {
-    options.yes = true;
-    options.global = true;
-  }
   console.log();
   p.intro(chalk.bgCyan.black(" add-mcp "));
   if (!target) {
@@ -774,6 +817,7 @@ async function main(target, options) {
   });
   let targetAgents;
   const allAgentTypes = getAgentTypes();
+  let agentRouting = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
   if (options.agent && options.agent.length > 0) {
     const resolved = [];
     const invalid = [];
@@ -795,16 +839,40 @@ async function main(target, options) {
     targetAgents = allAgentTypes;
     p.log.info(`Installing to all ${targetAgents.length} agents`);
   } else {
-    spinner2.start("Detecting installed agents...");
-    const installedAgents = await detectInstalledAgents();
+    spinner2.start("Detecting agents...");
+    let detectedAgents;
+    if (options.global) {
+      detectedAgents = await detectAllGlobalAgents();
+    } else {
+      const projectAgents = detectProjectAgents();
+      const globalOnlyAgents = await detectGlobalOnlyAgents();
+      detectedAgents = [...projectAgents, ...globalOnlyAgents];
+      for (const agent of projectAgents) {
+        agentRouting.set(agent, "local");
+      }
+      for (const agent of globalOnlyAgents) {
+        agentRouting.set(agent, "global");
+      }
+    }
     spinner2.stop(
-      `Detected ${installedAgents.length} agent${installedAgents.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`
+      `Detected ${detectedAgents.length} agent${detectedAgents.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`
     );
-    if (installedAgents.length === 0) {
+    if (detectedAgents.length === 0) {
       if (options.yes) {
-        targetAgents = allAgentTypes;
-        p.log.info("Installing to all agents (none detected)");
+        targetAgents = getProjectCapableAgents();
+        for (const agent of targetAgents) {
+          agentRouting.set(agent, "local");
+        }
+        p.log.info(
+          `Installing to ${targetAgents.length} project-capable agents (none detected)`
+        );
       } else {
+        if (!options.global) {
+          p.log.error(
+            "No agents detected in this project. Use --global to install globally, or run in a project with agent config files."
+          );
+          process.exit(1);
+        }
         p.log.warn(
           "No coding agents detected. You can still install MCP servers."
         );
@@ -823,21 +891,25 @@ async function main(target, options) {
         }
         targetAgents = selected;
       }
-    } else if (installedAgents.length === 1 || options.yes) {
-      targetAgents = installedAgents;
-      const agentNames = installedAgents.map((a) => chalk.cyan(agents[a].displayName)).join(", ");
+    } else if (detectedAgents.length === 1 || options.yes) {
+      targetAgents = detectedAgents;
+      const agentNames = detectedAgents.map((a) => chalk.cyan(agents[a].displayName)).join(", ");
       p.log.info(`Installing to: ${agentNames}`);
     } else {
-      const agentChoices = installedAgents.map((a) => ({
-        value: a,
-        label: agents[a].displayName,
-        hint: shortenPath(agents[a].configPath)
-      }));
+      const agentChoices = detectedAgents.map((a) => {
+        const routing = agentRouting.get(a);
+        const hint = routing === "local" ? "project" : routing === "global" ? "global" : shortenPath(agents[a].configPath);
+        return {
+          value: a,
+          label: agents[a].displayName,
+          hint
+        };
+      });
       const selected = await p.multiselect({
         message: "Select agents to install to",
         options: agentChoices,
         required: true,
-        initialValues: installedAgents
+        initialValues: detectedAgents
       });
       if (p.isCancel(selected)) {
         p.cancel("Installation cancelled");
@@ -870,47 +942,80 @@ async function main(target, options) {
       process.exit(1);
     }
   }
-  let installGlobally = options.global ?? false;
-  if (options.global === void 0 && !options.yes) {
-    const localSupported = getAgentsWithLocalSupport();
+  const hasSmartRouting = agentRouting.size > 0;
+  if (options.global) {
+    for (const agent of targetAgents) {
+      agentRouting.set(agent, "global");
+    }
+  } else if (!hasSmartRouting) {
     const selectedWithLocal = targetAgents.filter(
-      (a) => localSupported.includes(a)
+      (a) => supportsProjectConfig(a)
+    );
+    const globalOnlySelected = targetAgents.filter(
+      (a) => !supportsProjectConfig(a)
     );
+    for (const agent of globalOnlySelected) {
+      agentRouting.set(agent, "global");
+    }
     if (selectedWithLocal.length > 0) {
-      const scope = await p.select({
-        message: "Installation scope",
-        options: [
-          {
-            value: false,
-            label: "Project",
-            hint: "Install in current directory (committed with your project)"
-          },
-          {
-            value: true,
-            label: "Global",
-            hint: "Install in home directory (available across all projects)"
-          }
-        ]
-      });
-      if (p.isCancel(scope)) {
-        p.cancel("Installation cancelled");
-        process.exit(0);
+      let installLocally = true;
+      if (!options.yes) {
+        const scope = await p.select({
+          message: "Installation scope",
+          options: [
+            {
+              value: true,
+              label: "Project",
+              hint: "Install in current directory (committed with your project)"
+            },
+            {
+              value: false,
+              label: "Global",
+              hint: "Install in home directory (available across all projects)"
+            }
+          ]
+        });
+        if (p.isCancel(scope)) {
+          p.cancel("Installation cancelled");
+          process.exit(0);
+        }
+        installLocally = scope;
+      }
+      for (const agent of selectedWithLocal) {
+        agentRouting.set(agent, installLocally ? "local" : "global");
       }
-      installGlobally = scope;
     } else {
-      installGlobally = true;
       p.log.info("Selected agents only support global installation");
     }
   }
   const summaryLines = [];
   summaryLines.push(`${chalk.cyan("Server:")} ${serverName}`);
   summaryLines.push(`${chalk.cyan("Type:")} ${sourceType}`);
-  summaryLines.push(
-    `${chalk.cyan("Scope:")} ${installGlobally ? "Global" : "Project"}`
+  const localAgents = targetAgents.filter(
+    (a) => agentRouting.get(a) === "local"
   );
-  summaryLines.push(
-    `${chalk.cyan("Agents:")} ${targetAgents.map((a) => agents[a].displayName).join(", ")}`
+  const globalAgents = targetAgents.filter(
+    (a) => agentRouting.get(a) === "global"
   );
+  if (localAgents.length > 0 && globalAgents.length > 0) {
+    summaryLines.push(`${chalk.cyan("Scope:")} Mixed (project + global)`);
+    summaryLines.push(
+      `${chalk.cyan("  Project:")} ${localAgents.map((a) => agents[a].displayName).join(", ")}`
+    );
+    summaryLines.push(
+      `${chalk.cyan("  Global:")} ${globalAgents.map((a) => agents[a].displayName).join(", ")}`
+    );
+  } else if (localAgents.length > 0) {
+    summaryLines.push(`${chalk.cyan("Scope:")} Project`);
+    summaryLines.push(
+      `${chalk.cyan("Agents:")} ${localAgents.map((a) => agents[a].displayName).join(", ")}`
+    );
+  } else {
+    summaryLines.push(`${chalk.cyan("Scope:")} Global`);
+    summaryLines.push(
+      `${chalk.cyan("Agents:")} ${globalAgents.map((a) => agents[a].displayName).join(", ")}`
+    );
+  }
   console.log();
   p.note(summaryLines.join("\n"), "Installation Summary");
   if (!options.yes) {
@@ -924,7 +1029,7 @@ async function main(target, options) {
   }
   spinner2.start("Installing MCP server...");
   const results = installServer(serverName, serverConfig, targetAgents, {
-    local: !installGlobally
+    routing: agentRouting
   });
   spinner2.stop("Installation complete");
   console.log();

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "add-mcp",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Install MCP servers onto coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, OpenCode, Codex)",
   "author": "Andre Landgraf <andre@neon.tech>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     "fmt": "prettier --write .",
     "build": "tsup src/index.ts --format esm --dts --clean",
     "dev": "tsx src/index.ts",
-    "test": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts && tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
-    "test:unit": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts",
+    "test": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/agents.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts && tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
+    "test:unit": "tsx tests/source-parser.test.ts && tsx tests/agents.test.ts && tsx tests/installer.test.ts",
     "test:e2e": "tsx tests/e2e/install.test.ts",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"