How do I install mcp-front?

Its own README gives this command: go install github.com/stainless-api/mcp-front/cmd/mcp-front@main. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

Which AI clients can use mcp-front?

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

Is mcp-front official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 58 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-04-29.

What licence does mcp-front use?

The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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mcp-front

mcp-front is an MCP server, listed under mcp tooling. Its repository has 58 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

Serves as an authentication proxy for Model Context Protocol servers, adding authentication to MCP tools for use with Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini.

Install

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

go install github.com/stainless-api/mcp-front/cmd/mcp-front@main

View in mcp-front’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

○ not recognised

Credential

○ none found

What it connects to

Supported in

Claude Code, Cursor

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

listed

Licence

NOASSERTION

From the repository

Auth proxy for Model Context Protocol servers - adds authentication to MCP tools for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-25

mcp-front compared with similar servers

mcp-front compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-front (this page)	—	None listed	58	2026-04-29	NOASSERTION
tradingview-mcp	marketaux	MARKETAUX_API_TOKEN	5,099	2026-10-21	MIT
mcphub	—	ADMIN_PASSWORD	2,580	2026-10-24	Apache-2.0
mcp-remote	—	AUTH_TOKEN, MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MCP_REMOTE_CLIENT_SECRET	1,652	2026-10-20	MIT
mcp-searxng	—	None listed	1,322	2026-10-20	MIT
tuui	—	None listed	1,159	2026-05-14	Apache-2.0

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

Common questions about mcp-front

What does mcp-front do?: Serves as an authentication proxy for Model Context Protocol servers, adding authentication to MCP tools for use with Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor, and Gemini.
How do I install mcp-front?: Its own README gives this command: go install github.com/stainless-api/mcp-front/cmd/mcp-front@main. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
Which AI clients can use mcp-front?: Its own description mentions Claude Code and Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.
Is mcp-front official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 58 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-04-29.
What licence does mcp-front use?: The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.

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