MCP Bundles (MCPB)
A format and CLI for packaging local MCP servers as one-click installable bundles for desktop apps.
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Distributing a local MCP server to non-technical users with one-click install.
About MCP Bundles (MCPB)
MCP Bundles, formerly Desktop Extensions (DXT), are .mcpb zip archives containing a local MCP server and a manifest describing it, similar in spirit to browser or editor extensions. The repository contains the bundle specification, the mcpb CLI for building bundles, and the code Claude for macOS and Windows uses to load and verify them.
MCP Bundles (MCPB) is an open-source project written primarily in TypeScript, with 2.1k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in May 2026.
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/mcpbMCP Bundles (MCPB) vs. the alternatives
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| MCP Bundles (MCPB)this listing | 2.1k | TypeScript | — | Open source |
| MCP Reference Servers | 91k | TypeScript | MIT AND Apache-2.0 | Open source |
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| chrome-devtools-mcp | 53k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| Playwright MCP | 37k | TypeScript | Apache-2.0 | Open source |
| github-mcp-server | 33k | Go | MIT | Open source |
