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No SDK, no API keys, no API. These are guides for using MCPOrbit and concepts about MCP. Short, focused, kept current.
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Connect your first MCP server
Open MCPOrbit, press Add Connection, then put the program in Command and everything after it in the separate Arguments field, or paste a URL for a remote server.
What MCPOrbit asks on first launch
First launch is four screens: a welcome, a theme picker, a form for your first server, and a confirmation. Here is what each choice does.
Install MCPOrbit on macOS
Download the .dmg, drag the app to /Applications, launch. macOS 14+, Apple silicon. No account needed.
Concepts
How registry adapters work
Registry sources are compiled into MCPOrbit, not loaded from a folder. Adding one is a source change and a rebuild, so it is not something you can do from the app you downloaded.
What MCP actually does
MCP is a protocol for tool calling. Servers expose tools, prompts, and resources; clients (like MCPOrbit) call them.
What Server Cards are
A JSON file at .well-known/mcp.json that lists every MCP server a domain publishes. Decentralised discovery for MCP.
How-to
Copy a tested server's config for Claude Desktop
Open the connection row's menu and pick Claude Desktop under the Add to IDE heading. MCPOrbit generates the config block and names the file it belongs in; you merge it into Claude Desktop yourself.
Compare two servers on the same prompt
Open Comparison Mode, add both servers, pick a model, type a prompt, run.
Export a server's schema as OpenAPI
Open a connected server's Tools panel and click Export OpenAPI. Writes an OpenAPI 3.0.0 JSON document, one POST path per tool.
Looking for the MCP specification? It lives at github.com/modelcontextprotocol/specification. We track it; we don't replace it.
