MCP Simple OpenAI Assistant

MCP server that gives Claude ability to use OpenAI's GPTs assistants

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Overview

MCP Simple OpenAI Assistant is a server that enables interaction with OpenAI's GPT assistants, allowing users to create and manage their own AI assistants through the Model Context Protocol.

To use the MCP Simple OpenAI Assistant, install it via pip, configure it with your OpenAI API key, and then run the server to create and interact with OpenAI assistants.

Create and manipulate OpenAI assistants - Start conversation threads - Send messages and receive responses from assistants - Two-stage processing to handle long response times

Creating personalized AI assistants for various tasks
Managing multiple conversation threads with different assistants
Integrating AI assistants into applications for enhanced user interaction

Add to your AI client

Use these steps to connect MCP Simple OpenAI Assistant in Cursor, Claude, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible apps. The same JSON appears in the Use with menu above for one-click copy.

Cursor

Add this to your .cursor/mcp.json file in your project root, then restart Cursor.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

Add this to your project's .mcp.json file. Claude Code will detect it automatically.

.mcp.json (project root)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot)

Add this to your .vscode/mcp.json file. Requires the GitHub Copilot extension with MCP support enabled.

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file, then restart Windsurf.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Open Cline settings, navigate to MCP Servers, and add this server configuration.

Cline MCP Settings (via UI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-mcp-simple-openai-assistant-andybrandt"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

How do I install MCP Simple OpenAI Assistant?

You can install it using pip with the command: `pip install mcp-simple-openai-assistant`.

Do I need an OpenAI API key?

Yes, you need to set your OpenAI API key in the environment for the server to function.

Can I create multiple assistants?

Yes, the server allows you to create and manage multiple OpenAI assistants.

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