mcp-servers-nix

A Nix-based configuration framework for Model Control Protocol (MCP) servers with ready-to-use packages.

Overview

This repository provides both MCP server packages and a Nix framework for configuring and deploying MCP servers. It offers a modular approach to configuring various MCP servers with a consistent interface.

Features

Modular Configuration: Define and combine multiple MCP server configurations
Reproducible Builds: Leverage Nix for reproducible and declarative server setups
Pre-configured Modules: Ready-to-use configurations for popular MCP server types
Security-focused: Better handling credentials and sensitive information through envFile and passwordCommand, with pinned server versions
Framework Support: Integrates with Flakes, flake-parts, devenv, and Home Manager

Quick Start

Run an MCP server directly:

nix run github:natsukium/mcp-servers-nix#mcp-server-fetch

Generate a configuration file with mkConfig:

# config.nix
let
  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { };
  mcp-servers-nix = import (fetchTarball
    "https://github.com/natsukium/mcp-servers-nix/archive/main.tar.gz") { inherit pkgs; };
in
mcp-servers-nix.lib.mkConfig pkgs {
  programs.filesystem = {
    enable = true;
    args = [ "/path/to/allowed/directory" ];
  };
}

nix-build config.nix && cat result

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "/nix/store/7b4ancp3cns9lkkybd090qzr0hah5qq0-mcp-server-filesystem-2025.12.18/bin/mcp-server-filesystem",
      "args": [ "/path/to/allowed/directory" ]
    }
  }
}

The output format adapts to the flavor option — see Supported Flavors below.

Supported Flavors

Flavor	Key	Typical File	Client
`claude`	`mcpServers`	`claude_desktop_config.json`	Claude Desktop
`claude-code`	`mcpServers`	`.mcp.json`	Claude Code
`vscode`	`mcp.servers`	`settings.json`	VS Code
`vscode-workspace`	`servers`	`.vscode/mcp.json`	VS Code (workspace)
`codex`	`mcp_servers`	`.mcp.toml`	Codex CLI
`opencode`	`mcp`	`opencode.json`	OpenCode
`zed`	`context_servers`	(varies)	Zed

Available Modules

Examples

Check the examples directory for complete configuration examples:

claude-desktop.nix: Basic configuration for Claude Desktop
vscode.nix: VS Code integration setup
librechat.nix: Configuration for LibreChat integration
codex.nix: Codex CLI integration with MCP servers
opencode.nix: OpenCode CLI integration with MCP servers
vscode-workspace: VS Code workspace configuration example
flake-parts-module: Flake-parts module integration with multi-flavor support
devenv: devenv integration using claude.code.mcpServers
home-manager: Home Manager integration with programs.mcp.servers

Real World Examples

Check out GitHub search results for examples of how others are using mcp-servers-nix in their projects.

Documentation

Module Usage Guide — How to configure MCP servers with Nix (classic, npins, flakes, flake-parts)
Configuration Reference — Security, credential handling, and flake-parts options
Module Options Reference — Auto-generated list of all module options
Packages Guide — Using standalone MCP server packages
Contributing Guide — Adding new packages and modules

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.