MCP for Claude Code & Codex
A built-in MCP server gives Claude Code and Codex tools to list, start, restart and read logs, so they stop launching servers in their own shells.
MCP server for Claude Code & Codex
Let your AI agent run your servers.
ServerHat's built-in MCP server lets Claude Code and Codex start, stop, restart and read the logs of your local dev servers. They keep running after the session ends, and you approve every command from the menu bar.
● Free & open source · MCP server on macOS 13+ (Apple silicon) · Windows 10+ app with a local API · No account
Built-in MCP server
One command, and your agent has the tools.
Instead of starting servers in its own shell and losing them when
the session ends, your agent gets MCP tools: list_servers,
start_server, restart_server, get_logs,
add_server, import_project and more.
# Claude Code
claude mcp add --scope user serverhat -- \
/Applications/ServerHat.app/Contents/MacOS/ServerHat --mcp
# Codex
codex mcp add serverhat -- \
/Applications/ServerHat.app/Contents/MacOS/ServerHat --mcp
1
Copy the setup command
Open Settings (the gear in the menu) and choose Copy for Claude Code or Copy for Codex, then paste it into Terminal.
2
Ask for what you need
“Start the docs site”, “why did the API crash?”, “add this project”. The agent uses start_server, get_logs, import_project and more.
3
Allow it once
A new or changed command waits for your Allow in ServerHat. After that, the agent can start and restart it whenever it needs to.
Built for the servers you forget are running
Every dev server, in one place.
npm run dev, a Python server, a Node script: anything with
a command line. ServerHat keeps them running, tells you when one
breaks, and shows you why.
Start, stop, open
Each server has Start/Stop, Restart, Open in browser and View logs. Start all and Stop all when you have several.
Know why it broke
See when a server crashes, with its last line of output, or when its port is taken, and by which process.
You approve every command
A server an agent or script adds or changes can't run until you click Allow. You see the exact command, folder and environment names first.
Import in one step
Bring in a project's .claude/launch.json, its package.json dev script, a Procfile or Docker Compose.
One readable file
Everything lives in servers.json. Edit it by hand and ServerHat picks up the change within a second.
Logs that stick around
Every server keeps a log you can read in the app or open as a file, even after the server stops.
Retry after a crash
Optionally restart a server that crashes, with growing delays and a retry limit so it never loops forever.
Stays on your machine
The API listens only on 127.0.0.1, needs a private token and refuses web pages. No account, no analytics, nothing sent anywhere.
The real app
Small menu. Full control.
Light or dark, with every server's state at a glance and settings for login, agent setup and export.
Ready when you are
Give your agent a server hat.
Download ServerHat, open it once, then choose Copy for Claude Code or
Copy for Codex in Settings and paste it into Terminal. Or install on a Mac with
brew install --cask getguruhat/tap/serverhat.
macOS needs 13 or later on Apple silicon and isn't notarized yet: allow the first launch in System Settings › Privacy & Security. Windows needs 10 (1903+) or 11; the MCP server and some features are Mac-only for now. Source: macOS · Windows.