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name: mcp-setup description: Setup guide for essential MCP servers. Use when configuring MCP servers or when user asks about search, SQLite, or MCP management.

MCP Essentials Setup

Three MCP servers that enhance Claude Code workflows.

Quick Install

Copynpm i -g mcp-omnisearch mcp-sqlite-tools mcpick

1. mcp-omnisearch

Unified search across Tavily, Brave, Kagi, Perplexity, GitHub, and more.

GitHub: https://github.com/spences10/mcp-omnisearch

Config (~/.claude/settings.json):

Copy{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-omnisearch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-omnisearch"],
      "env": {
        "TAVILY_API_KEY": "your-key",
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your-key",
        "KAGI_API_KEY": "your-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use when: Web search, GitHub code search, AI-powered answers, content extraction.

2. mcp-sqlite-tools

Safe SQLite operations with read/write separation and transaction support.

GitHub: https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools

Config:

Copy{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sqlite-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-sqlite-tools"]
    }
  }
}

Use when: Query databases, analyze data, manage SQLite files.

3. mcpick

Dynamically enable/disable MCP servers to optimize context usage.

GitHub: https://github.com/spences10/mcpick

Install: npm i -g mcpick

Usage:

Copymcpick enable omnisearch sqlite-tools
mcpick disable memory-server
mcpick list

Use when: Too many MCPs eating context, need to toggle servers per-project.

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