AnyTool MCP Server

How to use AnyTool MCP Server

git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/AnyTool.git

{
  "agents": [
    {
      "name": "GroundingAgent",
      "class_name": "GroundingAgent",
      "backend_scope": ["gui", "shell", "mcp", "system", "web"],
      "max_iterations": 20
    }
  ]
}
```

**Key Fields**:

| Field | Description | Options/Example |
|-------|-------------|-----------------|
| `backend_scope` | Accessible backends | `[]` or any combination of `["gui", "shell", "mcp", "system", "web"]` |
| `max_iterations` | Maximum execution cycles | Any integer (e.g., `15`, `20`, `50`) or `null` (unlimited) |

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### MCP Configuration

**Path**: `anytool/config/config_mcp.json` (copy from `config_mcp.json.example`)

**Purpose**: Register MCP servers with connection details. AnyTool automatically discovers tools from all registered servers and makes them available through Smart Tool RAG.

**Example configuration**:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

What is AnyTool MCP Server?

AnyTool is a Python MCP server for Cursor with uvx/pip, git clone. "AnyTool: Universal Tool-Use Layer for AI Agents" This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Key capabilities

• Tool access support
• Shell commands support
• Document generation support
• OpenAI provider support
• Anthropic provider support
• pyproject.toml config support
• Connecting agents to external tools and data

Available tools

Compatibility and setup

Install or run AnyTool using uvx/pip. Check HKUDS/AnyTool for the latest setup command.

• Built for Python
• Built for Rust
• Install or run with uvx/pip
• Install or run with git clone
• Works with Cursor
• Uses stdio transport
• Uses SSE transport
• API key required

Requirements and access

Security and permissions

Review permissions before connecting any MCP server to an agent. Pay special attention to whether it can read local files, write data, call external services, or perform destructive actions.

When to use AnyTool MCP Server

• Use it for connecting agents to external tools and data.
• Use it for integrations workflows.
• Use it for coding workflows.
• Use it for data workflows.
• Use it for cursor users.

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