MCP Triage

MCP Triage is a small tool that looks at the setup files for AI clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VS Code, finds what is broken, and explains it in plain English. It can also fix simple problems for you. It is handy if an AI tool suddenly stops working or a helper program you added never shows up.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI to check your MCP setup, or you run the tool yourself in a terminal. The tool then reads the settings files for the AI clients on your machine. It looks for common problems like a missing comma, a command it cannot find, or a path that points to the wrong place. It writes back a short report in plain English. If you ask it to fix things, it only repairs the simple, safe problems and keeps a backup first.

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What you can do with it

• Scan the settings of eight AI clients at once
• Spot broken JSON, like a trailing comma
• Check whether a command actually exists on your computer
• Find missing environment variables and relative paths
• Compare the same server across different clients
• Repair simple file problems and keep a backup
• Run as a helper so your AI can check itself

Try asking your AI

• “Check my MCP setup and tell me what is broken”
• “Why is my filesystem server not showing up in Claude Desktop?”
• “Fix the simple problems in my config files and show me what changed”
• “Compare my Codex and Cursor settings for the same server”

What it gives back to you

You get a short report listing each settings file it found and whether it looks healthy or broken. Problems are listed with a plain English explanation and a hint for what to do. If you asked it to fix things, it tells you exactly what it changed and where the backup was saved.

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Who it's for

Anyone who uses AI desktop apps and has tried to add a helper program, especially people who are not developers.