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sequentialthinking
by modelcontextprotocol
mcp-auth-proxy
by sigbit
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sequentialthinking · Summary

Sequential Thinking MCP Server enables dynamic problem-solving through step-by-step reasoning.

mcp-auth-proxy · Summary

An OAuth 2.1 authentication proxy for MCP servers that adds security without code changes.

sequentialthinking · Use cases

  • Planning complex system migrations with risk assessment
  • Debugging production issues requiring step-by-step analysis
  • Comparing architecture options with conditional branching

mcp-auth-proxy · Use cases

  • Securing self-hosted MCP servers with enterprise authentication
  • Adding OAuth protection to file system or other MCP servers
  • Providing centralized authentication for multiple MCP deployments

sequentialthinking · Install

Installation

**Claude Desktop**: Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**VS Code**: Use one of the installation buttons or manually configure with:

{
  "servers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

**Docker**:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequentialthinking": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "mcp/sequentialthinking"
      ]
    }
  }
}

mcp-auth-proxy · Install

Installation

  1. Download the binary from the [release page](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/releases)
  1. For stdio transport:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
  --external-url https://{your-domain} \
  --tls-accept-tos \
  --password changeme \
  -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem ./
  1. For SSE/HTTP transport with URL:
./mcp-auth-proxy \
  --external-url https://{your-domain} \
  --tls-accept-tos \
  --password changeme \
  -- https://your-mcp-server/mcp
Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "auth-protected-server": {
      "command": "path/to/mcp-auth-proxy",
      "args": ["--external-url", "https://your-domain", "--tls-accept-tos", "--password", "your-password", "--", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/"]
    }
  }
}
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