mcphub.nvim
An MCP client for Neovim that seamlessly integrates MCP servers into your editing workflow with an intuitive interface for managing, testing, and using MCP servers with your favorite chat plugins.
Install / Use
claude mcp add ravitemer -- npx -y github:ravitemer/mcphub.nvimIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
Our assessment of mcphub.nvim
mcphub.nvim scores 81/100 on our quality scale, 2392nd of 2,863 Automation skills we index.
Its MCP Server is 7.6 KB long, well organised into 9 sections and no code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 1,789 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 10 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
- Our last check on 2026-10-17 found the source still online.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 94/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
mcphub.nvim compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcphub.nvim (this skill)by ravitemer | 81 | 1.8k | 10mo ago | MCP Server |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 109.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 78.9k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| CowAgentby zhayujie | 100 | 47.8k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 97.9k | today | MCP Server |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install mcphub.nvim?
- Run
claude mcp add ravitemer -- npx -y github:ravitemer/mcphub.nvim. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does mcphub.nvim work with?
- It is written for Claude Code and Claude Desktop, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is mcphub.nvim safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 94/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is mcphub.nvim still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 10 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
Skill content
View source on GitHubThe Intelligent Terminal
Run mcphub.nvim in Warp today<br>
</div> <hr> <div align="center" markdown="1"> <h1> <img width="28px" style="display:inline;" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5cdf9d69-3de7-458b-a670-5153a97c544a"/> MCP HUB</h1> </div>MCP Hub is a MCP client for neovim that seamlessly integrates MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers into your editing workflow. It provides an intuitive interface for managing, testing, and using MCP servers with your favorite chat plugins.
💜 Sponsors
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| Category | Feature | Support | Details |
|----------|---------|---------|-------|
| Capabilities ||||
| | Tools | ✅ | Full support |
| | 🔔 Tool List Changed | ✅ | Real-time updates |
| | Resources | ✅ | Full support |
| | 🔔 Resource List Changed | ✅ | Real-time updates |
| | Resource Templates | ✅ | URI templates |
| | Prompts | ✅ | Full support |
| | 🔔 Prompts List Changed | ✅ | Real-time updates |
| | Roots | ❌ | Not supported |
| | Sampling | ❌ | Not supported |
| MCP Server Transports ||||
| | Streamable-HTTP | ✅ | Primary transport protocol for remote servers |
| | SSE | ✅ | Fallback transport for remote servers |
| | STDIO | ✅ | For local servers |
| Authentication for remote servers ||||
| | OAuth | ✅ | With PKCE flow |
| | Headers | ✅ | For API keys/tokens |
| Chat Integration ||||
| | Avante.nvim | ✅ | Tools, resources, resourceTemplates, prompts(as slash_commands) |
| | CodeCompanion.nvim | ✅ | Tools, resources, templates, prompts (as slash_commands), 🖼 image responses |
| | CopilotChat.nvim | ✅ | Tools, resources, function calling support |
| Marketplace ||||
| | Server Discovery | ✅ | Browse from verified MCP servers |
| | Installation | ✅ | Manual and auto install with AI |
| Configuration ||||
| | Universal ${} Syntax | ✅ | Environment variables and command execution across all fields |
| | VS Code Compatibility | ✅ | Support for servers key, ${env:}, ${input:}, predefined variables |
| | JSON5 Support | ✅ | Comments and trailing commas via lua-json5 |
| Workspace Management ||||
| | Project-Local Configs | ✅ | Automatic detection and merging with global config |
| Advanced ||||
| | Smart File-watching | ✅ | Smart updates with config file watching |
| | Multi-instance | ✅ | All neovim instances stay in sync |
| | Shutdown-delay | ✅ | Can run as systemd service with configure delay before stopping the hub |
| | Lua Native MCP Servers | ✅ | Write once , use everywhere. Can write tools, resources, prompts directly in lua |
| | Dev Mode | ✅ | Hot reload MCP servers on file changes for development |
🎥 Demos
<div align="center"> <h4>MCP Hub + <a href="https://github.com/olimorris/codecompanion.nvim">CodeCompanion</a> + Github </h4> <p> <video muted controls src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1a10ad50-5832-4627-bcc3-be49e7941105"></video> </p> </div> <div align="center"> <p> <h4>MCP Hub + <a href="https://github.com/yetone/avante.nvim">Avante</a> + Figma </h4> <video controls muted src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e33fb5c3-7dbd-40b2-bec5-471a465c7f4d"></video> </p> </div>🚀 Getting Started
Visit our documentation site for detailed guides and examples
👋 Get Help
- Check out the Troubleshooting guide
- Join our Discord server for discussions, help, and updates
:gift: Contributing
Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md guide.
🚧 TODO
- [x] Neovim MCP Server (kind of) with better editing, diffs, terminal integration etc (Ideas are welcome)
- [x] Enhanced help view with comprehensive documentation
- [x] MCP Resources as variables in chat plugins
- [x] MCP Prompts as slash commands in chat plugins
- [x] Enable LLM to start and stop MCP Servers dynamically
- [x] Support SSE transport
- [x] Support /slash_commands in avante
- [x] Support streamable-http transport
- [x] Support OAuth
- [x] Add types
- [x] Better Docs
- [ ] Add tests
- [ ] Support #variables in avante
👏 Acknowledgements
Thanks to:
- nui.nvim for inspiring our text highlighting utilities
- ravitemer/mcp-registry for providing the marketplace api
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
