HostBridge MCP server

Arc MCP Server is a tool that implements the Model Context Protocol to simplify framework deployments across various hosting environments. It helps novice developers deploy web applications through conversational interfaces, with particular focus on making shared hosting deployments easier.

Prerequisites

Before installing Arc MCP Server, ensure you have:

• Python 3.10 or newer
• MCP Client (such as Claude Desktop)
• Accounts with the hosting providers you plan to use

Installation

Follow these steps to install the Arc MCP Server:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/elblanco2/arc-mcp.git
cd arc-mcp

# Create a virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install the package in development mode
pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .env file with your configuration settings:

SECURE_STORAGE_PATH=~/.arc/credentials

Running the Server

Command Line Usage

You can run the Arc MCP Server directly from the command line:

# Start the server with default settings
arc

# Start with debug logging enabled
arc --debug

# Use a custom storage path for credentials
arc --secure-storage-path=/path/to/credentials

Integration with Claude Desktop

To use Arc with Claude Desktop:

1. Edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following Arc server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "arc": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "arc",
        "--debug"
      ]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop

4. You can now start conversations with Claude about deploying your applications

Supported Features

Hosting Providers

Arc currently supports the following hosting providers:

• Netlify: Serverless, Edge, Forms
• Vercel: Serverless, Edge, Analytics
• Shared Hosting: SSH/SFTP, PHP, MySQL
• Hostm.com: Shared Hosting, API Access

Frameworks

The server supports the following frameworks:

• Wasp: Full-Stack JS Framework
• Next.js: React Framework (planned)
• Astro: Static Site Generator (planned)

Usage Examples

When using Arc with Claude Desktop, you can start conversations about deploying your applications. For example:

• "I want to deploy my Wasp application to Netlify"
• "Help me set up my website on shared hosting"
• "How do I configure my application for Vercel deployment?"

The MCP server will guide you through the process with interactive prompts, helping you:

1. Set up and authenticate with your hosting provider
2. Configure your application for deployment
3. Execute the deployment process
4. Troubleshoot common deployment issues

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "arc" '{"command":"python","args":["-m","arc","--debug"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "arc": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "arc",
                "--debug"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "arc": {
            "command": "python",
            "args": [
                "-m",
                "arc",
                "--debug"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect