# Claude Prompts MCP (MCP server)

> Claude Prompts MCP is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Reusable prompt templates, multi-step workflow chains, and quality gates for any MCP client. It has 187 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y claude-prompts.

The portable workflow layer beside your AI coding harness. Your client executes with its own tools, agents, and context. Claude Prompts adds reusable prompt resources, composable chains, validation gates, and client-native skill export.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/minipuft/claude-prompts-mcp |
| GitHub stars | 187 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: claude-prompts |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v5.1.1 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.minipuft/claude-prompts-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-prompts-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-prompts"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio claude-prompts-mcp -- npx -y claude-prompts
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claude-prompts-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-prompts"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "claude-prompts-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-prompts"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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