Microsoft NuGet

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Work with NuGet packages and package management from your AI assistant in .NET projects.

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dnx NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes

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A local MCP server for NuGet, the package manager for .NET. It is published by the NuGet team and lives in the mcp folder of the NuGet Home repository, so an assistant can help with NuGet package tasks in .NET development.

It runs locally over stdio from the NuGet.Mcp.Server package (version 1.4.16) and is launched with dnx, which needs a recent .NET SDK. The registry lists no environment variables or remote endpoint, and no sign-in details are documented.

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  • Runs locally as a stdio MCP server
  • Connects an assistant to NuGet package management
  • Distributed as the NuGet.Mcp.Server package

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  • Help me manage NuGet packages in my .NET project

  • Which NuGet package should I use for JSON handling in .NET?

  • Check whether my project's NuGet dependencies can be updated

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Claude Code

  1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:
claude mcp add --transport stdio microsoft-nuget -- dnx NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes
  1. Start Claude Code and type /mcp. microsoft-nuget should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

  1. Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-nuget": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "NuGet.Mcp.Server",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs .NET 10 on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

Cursor

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-nuget": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "NuGet.Mcp.Server",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs .NET 10 on your computer.

VS Code

Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"microsoft-nuget","type":"stdio","command":"dnx","args":["NuGet.Mcp.Server","--yes"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "microsoft-nuget": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "NuGet.Mcp.Server",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs .NET 10 on your computer.

Devin Desktop

  1. Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):
mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-nuget": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "NuGet.Mcp.Server",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}
  1. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf.

Codex

codex mcp add microsoft-nuget -- dnx NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml
[mcp_servers.microsoft-nuget]
command = "dnx"
args = ["NuGet.Mcp.Server", "--yes"]

Needs .NET 10 on your computer.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add microsoft-nuget dnx -- NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "microsoft-nuget": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "NuGet.Mcp.Server",
        "--yes"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

Needs .NET 10 on your computer.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/microsoft-nuget into my MCP client?

No. Microsoft NuGet runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is dnx NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes.

Does Microsoft NuGet need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is Microsoft NuGet a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with dnx NuGet.Mcp.Server --yes, which needs .NET.

What can Microsoft NuGet do?

You can runs locally as a stdio MCP server, connects an assistant to NuGet package management and distributed as the NuGet.Mcp.Server package.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Microsoft NuGet's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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