What is open-mcp-apps?
open-mcp-apps is a MCP server by 2nd1st that mCP Apps engine for building and reusing interactive UI apps such as todo boards, habit trackers and dashboards, backed by persistent data. It is listed under Productivity and has 36 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | 2nd1st |
| Repository | 2nd1st/open-mcp-apps |
| Popularity | 36 GitHub stars |
| Category | Productivity |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,010 of 4,418 MCP servers; #26 in Productivity |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-16 |
| Stars this week | +2 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is open-mcp-apps safe to install?
open-mcp-apps 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 open-mcp-apps?
- 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/2nd1st/open-mcp-apps
- 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 open-mcp-apps -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http open-mcp-apps <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 open-mcp-apps for you:
Add the "open-mcp-apps" MCP server from https://github.com/2nd1st/open-mcp-apps 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.