# publish-mcp-server

An MCP server that walks you through publishing your own MCP server to the registry. Useful once your server works and needs to go out.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 6
- Author: marlenezw
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/marlenezw/publish-mcp-server
- Updated: 2025-09-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/publish-mcp-server

## What it does

It runs through `uvx` and attaches to the agent as a standard stdio MCP server. From there the publishing happens in conversation: you tell the agent what you built, and it guides the submission steps.

Supported in Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and Gemini CLI. The wiring is the same everywhere — `uvx publish-mcp-server` in the MCP config.

Without `uvx` on your machine the server will not start, so check that it is on `PATH` first. MIT licensed, so you can read the code and change it.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add publish-mcp-server -- uvx publish-mcp-server
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from publish-mcp-server <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add publish-mcp-server -- uvx publish-mcp-server
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from publish-mcp-server <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "publish-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "publish-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from publish-mcp-server <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "publish-mcp-server": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "publish-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from publish-mcp-server <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add publish-mcp-server uvx publish-mcp-server
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from publish-mcp-server <command>

## When to use it
- publish an MCP server to the registry
- prepare a server for submission
- wire the publishing tool into an agent
- follow the submission steps without leaving the chat

## Example prompts
- Help me publish my MCP server to the registry
- What do I need to submit my MCP server?
- Check whether my server is ready to publish

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