@thenextgennexus/developer-tools-mcp-server

Developer Tools MCP Server

Access GitHub repos, npm/PyPI packages, Stack Overflow, arXiv, and Google Scholar — powered by nexgendata on Apify.

Quick Start

Using npx (recommended)

npx @nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server

Install globally

npm install -g @nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
      "mcpServers": {
            "developer-tools-mcp-server": {
                  "command": "npx",
                  "args": [
                        "-y",
                        "@nexgendata/developer-tools-mcp-server"
                  ],
                  "env": {
                        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token-optional"
                  }
            }
      }
}

Configure with Cline

Add the same configuration to your Cline MCP settings.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
get_github_repo	Get detailed information about a GitHub repository
search_github	Search GitHub repositories by keyword
get_npm_package	Get npm package details and stats
get_pypi_package	Get PyPI package details and stats
search_stackoverflow	Search Stack Overflow questions
search_arxiv_papers	Search arXiv for research papers
search_scholar	Search Google Scholar for academic papers

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
APIFY_TOKEN	No	Your Apify API token for authenticated access. Without it, the server uses the public endpoint (rate-limited).

How It Works

This MCP server acts as a local stdio bridge to the nexgendata Apify MCP endpoint. When you call a tool, it forwards the request to Apify and returns the results.

Links

• Apify Store
• GitHub Repository
• nexgendata Blog

License

MIT