What is mcp-simple-openai-assistant?
mcp-simple-openai-assistant is a MCP server by andybrandt that talk to OpenAI assistants, letting Claude use any GPT model as its assistant. It is listed under Other and has 39 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | andybrandt |
| Repository | andybrandt/mcp-simple-openai-assistant |
| Popularity | 39 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #973 of 4,418 MCP servers; #158 in Other |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2025-09-12 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is mcp-simple-openai-assistant safe to install?
mcp-simple-openai-assistant scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-simple-openai-assistant?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-openai-assistant
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-simple-openai-assistant -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-simple-openai-assistant <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-simple-openai-assistant for you:
Add the "mcp-simple-openai-assistant" MCP server from https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-openai-assistant to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.