How do I install mcp-openai?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/mzxrai/mcp-openai

What does mcp-openai connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches openai. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.

Which AI clients can use mcp-openai?

Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is mcp-openai official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2024-12-06.

What licence does mcp-openai use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-openai

mcp-openai is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches openai. It needs OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Chat with OpenAI models from Claude Desktop

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-openai’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read mcp-openai’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

openai

Credential

OPENAI_API_KEY

What it connects to

Wraps

OpenAI

Supported in

Claude Desktop

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Maintenance

Stars

State

stale

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Chat with OpenAI models from Claude Desktop

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

mcp-openai compared with similar servers

mcp-openai compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-openai (this page)	openai	OPENAI_API_KEY	77	2024-12-06	MIT
paperbanana	atlascloud, google, openai(1 shared)	ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	2,412	2026-09-17	MIT
ms-365-mcp-server	ms365, openai(1 shared)	MS365_MCP_ATTACHMENT_URL_KEY, MS365_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MS365_MCP_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY	1,068	2026-10-23	MIT
just-prompt	anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared)	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY	739	2025-08-10	—
flama	anthropic, openai(1 shared)	None listed	304	2026-10-13	Apache-2.0
mcp-ragdocs	openai, qdrant(1 shared)	OPENAI_API_KEY, QDRANT_API_KEY	265	2025-07-18	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mcp-openai, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-openai

What does mcp-openai do?: Chat with OpenAI models from Claude Desktop
How do I install mcp-openai?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/mzxrai/mcp-openai
What does mcp-openai connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches openai. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY.
Which AI clients can use mcp-openai?: Its own description mentions Claude Desktop. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is mcp-openai official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2024-12-06.
What licence does mcp-openai use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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