From five configs to one. In five minutes.
Replace every mcpServers entry in your client config with one 1Server connection. Here is how.
What is 1Server?
A single MCP server that acts as a smart proxy for every server you install from the marketplace.
Hot-reload
Add or remove servers without restarting your client.
Built-in meta-tools
1server_install_server, 1server_health, and more, callable from chat.
Encrypted secret vault
AES-256 at rest. Never in your config file. Never in logs.
Health monitoring
Automatic recovery and per-server uptime visibility.
One config. Every tool. Managed from inside your chat.
Before & After
{
"mcpServers": {
"memory": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]
},
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": { "GITHUB_TOKEN": "ghp_xxxx..." }
},
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path"]
},
"slack": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-slack"],
"env": { "SLACK_TOKEN": "xoxb-xxxx..." }
},
"brave-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
"env": { "BRAVE_API_KEY": "BSA_xxxx..." }
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"1server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "1server-mcp-engine"],
"env": {
"ONESERVER_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}5 servers, 30 lines of JSON, one broken token away from chaos. → 1 engine, 8 lines, every tool still works.
Step by step
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up with Google or email. Free, no credit card. Takes under a minute.
Create Account - 2
Pick your servers
Browse the curated marketplace and filter by category - GitHub, Slack, databases, filesystems, search, AI agents, and more.
Browse Marketplace - 3
Install in a drawer, not a terminal
Fill environment variables in a form. Sensitive values are encrypted on submit and stored in your AES-256 vault. No config-file editing required.
- 4
Create your 1Server API key
One API key authorizes 1Server to fetch your installs and decrypt secrets at runtime. You will see the key once - copy it before you close the dialog.
Go to API Keys - 5
Swap every old config for one
Pick your MCP client below, paste the snippet, and restart once - the last restart you will need.
mcp.json{ "mcpServers": { "1server": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "1server-mcp-engine" ], "env": { "ONESERVER_API_KEY": "your-api-key" } } } }Replace
your-api-keywith the API key from your dashboard.
After setup
After setup - what changes?
- Your AI assistant can install, toggle, restart, and monitor servers from inside the chat.
- New servers appear instantly - no client restart.
- Secrets are never stored in your config file.
One config. Every tool.
Managed from the cloud. Encrypted in a vault. Running in your chat.