How to Set Up Your First MCP Server in 5 Minutes

What You Need

• Claude Desktop (or Cursor)
• 5 minutes

Step 1: Find a Tool

Go to mcphello.com and browse 900+ MCP tools. Pick one.

Step 2: Copy Install Command

Every tool on mcphello has a one-click install command. Copy it.

# Example: filesystem MCP
npx @anthropic/mcp-filesystem

Step 3: Add to Config

Open your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@anthropic/mcp-filesystem"]
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Restart

Restart Claude Desktop. Your MCP server is live!

Step 5: Use It

Ask Claude to read files, write data, query databases — whatever your MCP server supports.

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