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MCP server · by cjinghong

AI & ML npm v0.1.6

Call OpenAI models — chat completions and embeddings — from any MCP client, so you can route a task to GPT models from Claude, Cursor or a ChatGPT connector.

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Install

Pin version registry version 0.1.6

npm
npx -y openai-mcp-server

npm
npx -y openai-mcp-server@0.1.6

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": {
    "openai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-mcp-server@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Claude Desktop docs ↗.

terminal

claude mcp add openai-mcp-server -- npx -y openai-mcp-server

claude mcp add openai-mcp-server -- npx -y openai-mcp-server@0.1.6

Format verified against the official Claude Code docs ↗.

.cursor/mcp.json

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-mcp-server@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Cursor docs ↗.

.vscode/mcp.json

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

{
  "servers": {
    "openai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-mcp-server@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official VS Code docs ↗.

mcp_config.json

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openai-mcp-server@0.1.6"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Format verified against the official Windsurf docs ↗.

About this server

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install OpenAI?

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 OpenAI free to use?

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

Which clients support OpenAI?

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

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