installthismcp (installthismcp.com) is a developer utility built by Jan Wilmake that dramatically reduces friction when sharing MCP servers. Given any MCP server URL, it generates a shareable installation page with one-click install support for clients that support it (Cursor, Claude Desktop, etc.) and clear instructions for all others.[1]
Jan articulated the core problem he was experiencing: "I hate these awkward JSON files you need to edit to install MCPs". Every MCP server author was maintaining their own per-client installation instructions, often outdated or incomplete, covering a growing list of clients (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, etc.).[2]
installthismcp abstracts this away: point it at any MCP server URL, get a shareable link that provides the right instructions for whatever client the user has.
mcp://install?url=... style deep linkgithub.com/janwilmake/install-this-mcp[2]A shareable installation URL looks like:
https://installthismcp.com/Parallel%20Task%20MCP?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftask-mcp.parallel.ai%2FmcpAnyone clicking this link sees the right instructions for their specific MCP client.[3]
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | First version launched (v0.2.0), announced on X |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Re-announced during AWS/Vercel outage — "install this mcp is not down" |
| Oct 25, 2025 | v0.2.1 released; MIT license added; README improvements |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Pull request submitted to add installthismcp to the official MCP servers README on GitHub (modelcontextprotocol/servers/pull/2927) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Independently similar tool (hyprmcp.com) spotted by Jan |
Jan submitted a PR to the official modelcontextprotocol/servers repository to add installthismcp as a recommended installation method — a signal that he considered it canonical infrastructure for the MCP ecosystem.[4]
The tool was also referenced in the awesome-remote-mcp-servers awesome list maintained by @Jaw9c.[3]
installthismcp sits adjacent to Jan's MCP ecosystem work at Parallel_AI and connects directly to ContextArea (which itself is an MCP server and MCP client). It embodies Jan's broader pattern of building ecosystem infrastructure rather than applications.