How do I install mcp-proxy?

Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-proxy. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

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

It reaches github. The credentials we found in its source are API_ACCESS_TOKEN and GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Is mcp-proxy official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,805 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-14.

What licence does mcp-proxy use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-proxy

mcp-proxy is an MCP server, listed under version control. It reaches github. It needs API_ACCESS_TOKEN and GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN to authenticate. Its repository has 2,805 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

Connects Streamable HTTP to stdio MCP transports, requiring no credentials.

Install

Read from mcp-proxy’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

pip install mcp-proxy

View in mcp-proxy’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

github

Credential

API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

Maintenance

Stars

2805

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

A bridge between Streamable HTTP and stdio MCP transports

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

mcp-proxy compared with similar servers

mcp-proxy compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-proxy (this page)	github	API_ACCESS_TOKEN, GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN	2,805	2026-10-14	MIT
cve-mcp-server	abuseipdb, github, greynoise, nvd, shodan, urlscan, virustotal, vulncheck(1 shared)	ABUSEIPDB_KEY, GITHUB_TOKEN, GREYNOISE_API_KEY, NVD_API_KEY, SHODAN_KEY, URLSCAN_KEY, VIRUSTOTAL_KEY, VULNCHECK_TOKEN	1,633	2026-10-01	Apache-2.0
idea-reality-mcp	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	828	2026-09-18	MIT
MarkuprPlus	github(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN	80	2026-10-18	MIT
mcp-bridge-api	github, slack(1 shared)	GITHUB_TOKEN, SLACK_BOT_TOKEN	69	2026-09-18	NOASSERTION
Trends-MCP	github, trendsmcp(1 shared)	TRENDSMCP_API_KEY	44	2026-08-29	MIT

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

Common questions about mcp-proxy

What does mcp-proxy do?: Connects Streamable HTTP to stdio MCP transports, requiring no credentials.
How do I install mcp-proxy?: Its own README gives this command: pip install mcp-proxy. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mcp-proxy connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches github. The credentials we found in its source are API_ACCESS_TOKEN and GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Is mcp-proxy official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 2,805 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-14.
What licence does mcp-proxy use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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