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Tidyports
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
See and kill the dev servers your coding agents leave running, and get collision-free ports.
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- Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
- UsageiVery new↓ 51/wk · ★ –
What you can do with it
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- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Developer tools
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
- npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tidyports": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tidyports/mcp"
]
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add tidyports -- npx -y @tidyports/mcpOr copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tidyports": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tidyports/mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"tidyports": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tidyports/mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
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What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 8, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account dan-fetch-studio, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Compared with others in Developer toolsi
- More stars than 0% of the other 4929 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 28% of the other 4929 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 4929 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Tidyports safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 3 months ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: GitHub, Desktop Commander, Cloudflare MCP
Alternatives
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README from the maker
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TidyPorts integrations
Let your coding agent see and control the local dev servers it starts.
If you run Claude Code, Cursor or Codex across several git worktrees, each one starts dev servers you never typed a command for. Ports collide, and an agent that hits EADDRINUSE often can't tell a port conflict from a bug — so it "fixes" working code instead.
These integrations give the agent a way to look, rather than guess.
mcp/ | An MCP server — typed tools for any MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, Windsurf, Zed). |
skills/ | A Claude Code skill, if you'd rather it shelled out to the CLI directly. |
guard/ | Wrap your dev command so EADDRINUSE names what is holding the port, instead of only saying that something is. |
raycast/ | A Raycast extension for the same list, without leaving the launcher. |
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
list_servers | Listening dev servers: port, process, branch, owner, idle. Read-only. |
kill_port | Stop the server on a given port. |
alloc_port | A stable, collision-free port for this worktree — the fix for parallel agents fighting over :3000. |
free_port | A port nothing is listening on right now, to bind immediately. |
Install
The skill, for any agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini…):
npx skills add dan-fetch-studio/tidyports-integrationsThe MCP server:
npm install -g @tidyports/mcpThen register it with your client, pointing at the installed tidyports-mcp binary. For Claude Code:
claude mcp add tidyports -- tidyports-mcpIt needs the TidyPorts app
These are a thin layer over the tidy-ports CLI, which ships inside TidyPorts — a free macOS menu-bar app that shows every dev server running on your Mac and which agent started it.
brew install --cask dan-fetch-studio/tap/tidyportsOr download it from tidyports.app/download. macOS 15+.
Licence
The integrations here are MIT (see LICENSE). The TidyPorts app itself is source-available under its own licence.