What is Routed?
Routed is a MCP server by bshea-1 that local router for Agent Skills across coding agents and MCP clients, with hybrid matching on the local CPU that spends no tokens. It is listed under Developer tools and has 24 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | bshea-1 |
| Repository | bshea-1/Routed |
| Popularity | 24 GitHub stars |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Security | Low risk (80/100) |
| Rank | #1,197 of 4,418 MCP servers; #290 in Developer tools |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-11 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is Routed safe to install?
Routed scores 80/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: executes code or shell commands. It passed 3 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 |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| Needs an API key or account login | Note |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| Executes code or shell commands | Review |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install Routed?
- 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/bshea-1/Routed
- 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 routed -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http routed <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 Routed for you:
Add the "Routed" MCP server from https://github.com/bshea-1/Routed 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.