install-mcp-server

name	install-mcp-server
description	Install a BaseMcpServer MCP server (loadbearing-youtube, worldcontext, jira-helper, mcpservercreator) via mcp-manager and wire it into Claude Desktop / Cline. Use when the user wants to install, add, set up, or enable one of these MCP servers — for example the loadbearing-youtube tool that extracts a YouTube transcript and exposes its load-bearing components.

Install a BaseMcpServer MCP server

This skill installs one of the MCP servers in the dawsonlp/BaseMcpServer monorepo into the user's mcp-manager registry and (optionally) wires it into Claude Desktop / Cline. It works whether or not the repo is already cloned.

Server catalog

Server	What it gives the agent	Needs config?
loadbearing-youtube	Extract a YouTube transcript and expose its load-bearing components (analyze_video, get_video_transcript, list_analysis_providers).	No — defaults to local Ollama. Optional OpenAI/Anthropic keys.
worldcontext	Current date/time, market, news, dev-tool versions.	Optional API keys for market/news.
jira-helper	Jira + Confluence integration.	Yes — Jira URL + credentials.
mcpservercreator	Scaffold new MCP servers from a code snippet.	No.

Fast path (recommended)

Run the bundled installer. It ensures uv + mcp-manager exist, locates the server source (or shallow-clones the public repo), installs it, and syncs.

# from anywhere:
bash scripts/install_mcp_server.sh loadbearing-youtube

Useful flags:

• --no-sync — register the server but don't touch editor settings yet.
• --force — reinstall an already-installed server.
• --source DIR — install from a specific local checkout.

Ask before syncing to editors. mcp-manager sync edits the user's Claude Desktop / Cline settings files (persistent app configuration). If the user only asked to "install" the server, run with --no-sync first, then confirm before syncing.

Manual path (if you want to run the steps yourself)

# 1. One-time: uv + mcp-manager
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv tool install "git+https://github.com/dawsonlp/BaseMcpServer.git#subdirectory=utils/mcp_manager"
uv tool update-shell

# 2. Get the repo (skip if already cloned; then cd into it)
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dawsonlp/BaseMcpServer.git
cd BaseMcpServer

# 3. Install the server (isolated uv env under ~/.config/mcp-manager/servers/<name>/)
mcp-manager install loadbearing-youtube --source ./servers/loadbearing-youtube

# 4. (If the server needs credentials) edit its config, then sync into editors
$EDITOR ~/.config/mcp-manager/servers/loadbearing-youtube/config.yaml   # not needed for loadbearing-youtube
mcp-manager sync

Configuration notes

• Install copies config.yaml.example → ~/.config/mcp-manager/servers/<name>/config.yaml.
• loadbearing-youtube works out of the box against a local Ollama daemon (no API key). To use a cloud model instead, set analysis.provider / analysis.model in that config, and export OPENAI_API_KEY / ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.
• jira-helper requires real Jira credentials before it will work — edit its config before syncing.

Verify

mcp-manager list                    # server should appear as installed
mcp-manager show loadbearing-youtube # details + config path

After a sync, restart Claude Desktop / reload the VS Code window so the client picks up the new server. The agent should then see tools like analyze_video.

Uninstall / redo

mcp-manager remove loadbearing-youtube   # reversible; then sync again

Troubleshooting

• mcp-manager: command not found after install → run uv tool update-shell and open a new shell.
• uv is required but was not found → install uv (step 1) and re-run.
• Server '<name>' already exists → add --force to reinstall.
• loadbearing-youtube analysis errors about Ollama → ensure ollama serve is running, or switch the provider to OpenAI/Anthropic in its config.
• The server installs from a pinned git dependency, so the machine needs network access to GitHub the first time.