# DollhouseMCP

DollhouseMCP lets you create and activate personas, skills, templates, agents, and memories to shape how an AI works on your project.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 46
- Author: DollhouseMCP
- License: AGPL-3.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/DollhouseMCP/mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/dollhousemcp

## What it does

DollhouseMCP keeps these elements in a local portfolio: `~/.dollhouse/portfolio/` on macOS and Linux, or `%USERPROFILE%\.dollhouse\portfolio\` on Windows. Describe an element in plain language to create it, edit one already there, or activate it. Active elements can change the AI’s behavior and add capabilities or permission policies.

For Claude Code, run the command in the FAQ. The server starts through `npx` using the `@dollhousemcp/mcp-server` package. You can also launch a browser setup wizard with `npx @dollhousemcp/mcp-server@latest --web`. Permission hooks vary by client: Cursor has partial native support, while Cline is limited to MCP setup in this release. That difference matters if your setup depends on permission hooks.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add mcp-server -- npx -y @dollhousemcp/mcp-server
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add dollhousemcp -- npx -y @dollhousemcp/mcp-server
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "dollhousemcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@dollhousemcp/mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "dollhousemcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@dollhousemcp/mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add dollhousemcp npx -y @dollhousemcp/mcp-server
```

## When to use it
- create a persona for a project workflow
- add project-specific instructions as a skill
- activate an existing agent or ensemble
- revise a saved template
- browse and install community elements

## Example prompts
- Create a skill for checking changes in this project.
- Show me the available Dollhouse personas and activate one for debugging.
- Update the code review persona to include a security check.

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