Hypertool Mcp

Give your AI the best tools from all your MCPs 🎯

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⚡ Features

🔓 Break Free from Tool Limits

Connect unlimited MCP servers. Use 10, 50, or 500+ tools total - your AI only sees what it needs.

🎯 Task-Specific Toolsets

Build "git-essentials" with 5 tools instead of drowning in 47 Git commands. Switch contexts instantly.

🧠 Smart Tool Descriptions

Enhance tools with examples and context. Watch your AI pick the right tool 89% more often.

🚀 Quick Start

Step 1: Copy Your Existing Config

# In your project directorycp .mcp.json .mcp.hypertool.json

Step 2: Point Your AI to HyperTool

Replace your .mcp.json with:

{  "mcpServers": {    "hypertool": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "@toolprint/hypertool-mcp", "mcp", "run", "--mcp-config", ".mcp.hypertool.json"]    }  }}

Step 3: Create Your First Toolset

Restart your AI and try:

You: "Create a toolset called 'coding' with git and docker tools"AI: "Created 'coding' toolset with 15 focused tools"
You: "Switch to coding toolset"AI: "Equipped! I now have just the tools needed for development"

That's it! Your AI is now focused and effective. 🎉

💡 Want automated setup? Try our interactive setup command - see Advanced Guide for details.

📚 Configuration Mode: HyperTool uses a smart Configuration Mode to keep toolset management separate from your operational tools. Learn more in the Configuration Mode Guide.

🎭 Personas: Pre-configured Tool Bundles (NEW!)

Don't want to configure from scratch? Use personas - ready-to-use MCP server bundles with pre-built toolsets.

What are Personas?

Think of personas as "app bundles" for your AI - they come with:

• ✅ Pre-configured MCP servers
• ✅ Curated toolsets for specific workflows
• ✅ Everything you need to get started instantly

Quick Start with Personas

# 1. Clone the persona collectiongit clone https://github.com/toolprint/awesome-mcp-personas
# 2. Add a persona (e.g., web-dev persona)hypertool-mcp persona add awesome-mcp-personas/personas/web-dev
# 3. Run with the personanpx -y @toolprint/hypertool-mcp mcp run --persona web-dev

That's it! No server configuration needed. The persona brings its own servers and toolsets.

📦 Browse all available personas: awesome-mcp-personas

Available Personas

Persona vs Standard Mode

# Standard Mode (use your existing MCP servers):npx -y @toolprint/hypertool-mcp mcp run --mcp-config .mcp.hypertool.json
# Persona Mode (bundled servers + pre-built toolsets):npx -y @toolprint/hypertool-mcp mcp run --persona web-dev
# Persona Mode with specific toolset:npx -y @toolprint/hypertool-mcp mcp run --persona web-dev --equip-toolset frontend

💡 Pro tip: Personas can be mixed with your existing servers! Add --mcp-config to include your custom servers alongside the persona's servers.

📚 Learn more: See the complete Personas Guide for detailed instructions, creating custom personas, and troubleshooting.

📊 Context Measurement (NEW!)

See exactly how much context each tool consumes. Optimize your toolsets with token estimates for every tool.

Why it matters:

• 🎯 Optimize context usage - Identify heavyweight tools consuming your context window
• 📉 Make informed decisions - See token costs before adding tools to toolsets
• 🔍 Compare alternatives - Find lighter tools that do the same job
• 💡 Budget your context - Understand exactly what you're exposing to your AI

How to use:

Ask your AI to use these MCP tools to see context information:

• list-available-tools - Shows token estimates for all available tools
• get-active-toolset - Shows token usage for your currently equipped toolset

Each tool displays estimated tokens and percentage of total context consumed. Perfect for building lean, efficient toolsets!

🎬 Demo

Hotswap toolsets across 100+ tools

Targeted toolsets across any number of MCPs. Swap to the best toolset for a goal with a tool call. Dynamic tool registration.

🏗️ How It Works

Before: Tool Chaos 😵┌─────────────┐   ┌─────────────────────────────┐│ Claude/     │──▶│ 50+ tools from 8 servers   ││ Cursor      │   │ ❌ Wrong picks             ││             │   │ ❌ Slow decisions          ││             │   │ ❌ Confused context        │└─────────────┘   └─────────────────────────────┘
After: Expert Mode 🎯┌─────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐   ┌─────────────────┐│ Claude/     │──▶│ HyperTool    │──▶│ ALL Your Tools  ││ Cursor      │   │ (Local)      │   │ (Same servers)  │└─────────────┘   └──────────────┘   └─────────────────┘                         │                         ▼                  ┌─────────────────┐                  │ Smart Toolsets  │                  │ 🔨 coding (5)   │ ← "I'm coding now"                  │ 📝 writing (3)  │ ← "I'm writing now"                  │ 📊 analysis (4) │ ← "I'm analyzing now"                  └─────────────────┘                  ✅ Expert picks every time

What's a "Toolset"? Think Playlists for Your AI

Just like Spotify playlists organize your music, toolsets organize your AI tools:

ALL YOUR TOOLS (64 total)              YOUR TOOLSETS┌────────────────────────────┐         ┌──────────────────┐│ 🐳 Docker (19 tools)       │         │ 🔨 "coding"      ││  • build_image             │   ┌───▶ │  • git.status    ││  • create_container        │   │     │  • git.commit    ││  • run_container           │   │     │  • docker.build  ││  • stop_container          │   │     │  • docker.run    ││  • [... 15 more]           │   │     │  • github.pr     │├────────────────────────────┤   │     └──────────────────┘│ 🔀 Git (12 tools)          │───┤│  • status                  │   │     ┌──────────────────┐│  • commit                  │   │     │ 📝 "writing"     ││  • push                    │   └───▶ │  • notion.create ││  • [... 9 more]            │         │  • slack.send    │├────────────────────────────┤         │  • grammarly.fix ││ 📝 Notion (8 tools)        │─────┐   └──────────────────┘│ 💬 Slack (6 tools)         │     ││ 📊 Linear (10 tools)       │     │   ┌──────────────────┐│ 🧪 Testing (9 tools)       │     └─▶ │ 🐛 "debugging"   │└────────────────────────────┘         │  • logs.search   │                                       │  • docker.logs   │AI sees ALL 64 tools = confused 😵     │  • traces.view   │                                       └──────────────────┘
                                       AI sees 3-5 tools = focused 🎯

💼 Real-World Toolsets

Create focused toolsets for different workflows:

🔨 Development Mode

"deep-coding": git + docker + filesystem (12 tools)→ Everything you need for feature development
"code-review": git + github + linear (10 tools)→ Review PRs, update tickets, merge with confidence
"debugging": logs + docker + traces + alerts (8 tools)→ Find and fix issues fast

📝 Content Creation

"writing": notion + grammarly + slack (6 tools)→ Blog posts, docs, and team updates
"research": perplexity + notion + filesystem (7 tools)→ Deep dives with organized notes

🎬 Real Chat Example

You: "I need to debug our API"AI: "I'll switch to the debugging toolset for better focus"[Now has: logs, traces, curl, docker]
You: "Actually, let's write the incident report"AI: "Switching to writing toolset"[Now has: notion, slack, templates]

💡 Pro tip: Start with 3-5 tools per toolset. Your AI will thank you!

📋 All Features

Explore everything HyperTool can do:

❓ FAQ

General Questions

Q: How is this different from just using MCP servers directly? A: HyperTool lets you use unlimited MCP servers without hitting the 100-tool limit, and dynamically switches between focused toolsets for better AI performance.

Q: What's the difference between Personas and Standard Mode? A: Standard Mode uses your existing MCP server configurations. Personas are pre-packaged bundles that include both MCP servers AND curated toolsets - perfect for getting started quickly or trying new workflows.

Q: Can I use multiple toolsets at once? A: In stdio mode (default), use --equip-toolset <name> when launching. HTTP mode supports one active toolset but you can switch anytime.

Q: Where are my toolsets and configurations stored? A: Everything is stored locally in ~/.toolprint/hypertool-mcp/:

• Personas: ~/.toolprint/hypertool-mcp/personas/
• Toolsets: ~/.toolprint/hypertool-mcp/toolsets/
• Preferences: ~/.toolprint/hypertool-mcp/config/ You can directly edit these files when HyperTool is not running.

Setup & Compatibility

Q: Does this work with Claude Desktop / Cursor / Claude Code? A: Yes! Cursor has full hot-swapping support. Claude Desktop works with restart. Claude Code hot-swap coming soon.

Q: What if an MCP server goes down? A: HyperTool monitors health and automatically reconnects when servers come back. Your toolsets stay intact.

Q: Can I share toolsets with my team? A: Import/export is coming soon! For now, you can copy and share toolset files - they'll work if your team has the same MCP servers configured.

Q: How accurate are the token estimates in context measurement? A: The estimates use BPE-based approximation for consistent relative comparisons between tools. They're perfect for understanding which tools consume more context, but not exact counts since different LLMs use different tokenizers.

Q: Does context measurement slow down my toolsets? A: No! Token counts are cached and add less than 10ms overhead. You won't notice any performance impact.

Technical Questions

Q: How do I add tools from a new MCP server? A: Just add the server to your .mcp.hypertool.json config. It's automatically available for toolsets.

Q: Can I use this in production? A: Yes! For enterprise support, contact us.

🎮 App Compatibility

Works with ANY MCP-compatible app! HyperTool is a standard MCP server, so if your app supports MCP, it supports HyperTool.

Hot-swap Toolsets Without Restarts

📚 Learn More

• 🎭 Personas Guide - Complete guide to using and creating personas
• 🔬 Research & Performance - Why focused toolsets work
• 🚀 Advanced Features - Tool annotations, HTTP mode, CLI
• 🔧 Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• 📖 Examples & Recipes - Toolset patterns for every workflow

🛠️ Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Python 3.8+ (for pre-commit hooks)

Quick Setup

# Clone and installgit clone https://github.com/toolprint/hypertool-mcp.gitcd hypertool-mcpjust setup-dev  # Installs dependencies and pre-commit hooks

Pre-commit Hooks

This project uses pre-commit hooks to ensure code quality:

# Install pre-commit hooks (included in setup-dev)just setup-pre-commit
# Run hooks manuallyjust pre-commit-check        # On staged filesjust pre-commit-check-all    # On all files
# Skip hooks for emergency commits (use sparingly)SKIP=eslint,typescript git commit -m "emergency fix"

Available Commands

just build          # Build the projectjust test           # Run testsjust lint           # Run lintingjust format         # Format codejust typecheck      # Check typesjust pre-publish-checks  # Run all quality checks

Service command

The hypertool-mcp service subcommand is currently disabled and will exit with a notification when invoked.

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug? Have an idea? We'd love your help!

• 🐛 Report issues
• 💡 Share ideas
• 🔧 Submit PRs

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.