autorouter

Developer Tools npm v0.3.1

An MCP capability router: one search tool instead of every server's tool schema.

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Install

Pin version registry version 0.3.1

npm
npx -y autorouter-mcp

npm
npx -y autorouter-mcp@0.3.1

Setup by client

Pick your client — the config below is generated for this server (local stdio). Copy respects the “Pin version” switch above.

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Claude Desktop docs ↗.

terminal

claude mcp add autorouter -- npx -y autorouter-mcp

claude mcp add autorouter -- npx -y autorouter-mcp@0.3.1

Format verified against the official Claude Code docs ↗.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Cursor docs ↗.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official VS Code docs ↗.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "autorouter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "autorouter-mcp@0.3.1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Windsurf docs ↗.

Environment variables

Defined in the server's official registry manifest. Required secrets are shown as <YOUR_…> placeholders in the configs above.

AUTOROUTER_CONFIG — Path to autorouter.json. Defaults to the standard lookup chain (./.autorouter.json, ~/.config/autorouter/config.json, …).
AUTOROUTER_IMPORT — Comma-separated harness configs to import: claude, codex, cursor, vscode, plugins.
AUTOROUTER_SELECTOR_MODE — Reranker backend: auto | sampling | cli | api | off.
AUTOROUTER_SELECTOR_MODEL — Model the selector reranks with, e.g. haiku.

GitHub

最近更新于 16 天前 · MIT license

About this server

autorouter One tool instead of every tool. Every MCP server you register injects its full tool list — names, descriptions, JSON schemas — into the system prompt on every single turn. Five servers and a handful of skills is routinely 20–30k tokens of permanent overhead, paid whether or not the task t…

Summary from the project README — github.com/Webb-Ventures/autorouter

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Frequently asked questions

What does the autorouter MCP server do?

How do I install autorouter?

Run the install command shown above, then paste the config for your client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Windsurf) into its MCP settings and restart the client.

Is autorouter free to use?

The MCP server itself is free to install. The source is public on https://github.com/Webb-Ventures/autorouter. Any third-party service it calls may require its own API key and account.

Which clients support autorouter?

Any MCP-compatible client can use it, including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and custom agents.

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