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Toolbase

A desktop application that adds powerful tools to Claude and AI platforms

Install

$git clone https://github.com/Toolbase-AI/toolbase

Install command taken from the project's README or registry entry. Always review code before running it.

⚠️ We’re currently in the process of updating the open-source Toolbase repository to reflect our latest changes after testing with alpha testers.

Toolbase

Toolbase is a desktop application that makes it easy to add tools and plugins to Claude and AI Platforms. It provides a simple interface for discovering, installing, and managing tools without requiring technical expertise.

Learn more at https://gettoolbase.ai

Powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

⚠️ Developer Preview: This project is currently in active development. APIs and features may change without notice.

Features

  • 🔍 Visual tool browser
  • 🚀 One-click tool installation
  • 🔧 Simple configuration management
  • 🔌 Seamless Claude Desktop integration

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Download and Run Toolbase

Toolbase currently only supports macOS. Support for Windows and Linux in active development.

  1. Download the latest version of Toolbase from https://gettoolbase.ai
  2. Open the application and start using tools and plugins with Claude Desktop

Project Structure

toolbase/
├── packages/
   ├── app/      # Desktop application for tool management
   └── runner/   # Secure local runner for MCP servers

This monorepo contains two main packages:

  • packages/app - Desktop application for tool management and configuration, built with Electron
  • packages/runner - Local runner for executing MCP servers and tools, built with Deno

See individual package READMEs for detailed documentation:

Development Setup

Although setup as a monorepo, each package are managed independently.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Toolbase-AI/toolbase.git
cd toolbase

Desktop App (packages/app)

The desktop application is built with Electron and provides the main user interface.

Prequisites

  • Node 22
  • npm
cd packages/app
npm install

# Run the Electron development application
npm start

Runner (packages/runner)

The runner is a Deno CLI and library that executes MCP servers locally to provide tools and plugins to Claude Desktop and other AI platforms. This will be built into a binary to run on the user's local devices.

Prequisites

  • Deno 2
cd packages/runner

# Run locally
deno task dev [OPTIONS]

# Build binary
deno task build

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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