UGT: Use the Geek Thing

com.usegeekthing/ugt

Get open-source GitHub projects running on your computer, with your AI app

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Cursor · HTTP clients.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ugt": {
      "url": "https://mcp.usegeekthing.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.3.3
Registry
active
Published
11/11/2026

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read Nov 13, 2026
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Last push
Nov 13, 2026
License
Apache-2.0

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From the README

You found it on GitHub. Now use it. Paste the GitHub link to the project you want to use. UGT helps get it working on your computer and shows you how to use it again. Free and open source. Windows, Mac and Linux. How it works · Get started · What you can do · Why not just ask your agent? · The catalogue · Share your recipe · House rules How it works 1. Start with the GitHub link. You can also add an error you ran into or something you want to do with the project. 2. Follow the setup for your computer. UGT looks for a ready setup or the project's own installer. If it needs a closer look, your AI app continues with the same link and details. A recipe is a setup someone has already checked; your agent can make one when the project has none. 3. Use what it made. Open the resulting file or app. File jobs check their output, and apps keep their saved data when you stop and reopen them. If a run fails, ask for help with that run without starting the conversation over. 4. Share it, if you like. Once it works, UGT can submit your recipe to the catalogue, so the next person gets it fast. Get started Paste your GitHub project into UGT. The link is enough. If you already tried to install it, you can include the error you saw. To set up UGT first, get UGT and connect your AI app. UGT checks for a way to use that project on your computer. If it offers Open in UGT, open it, choose your file if it needs one, and run it. When a file is ready, UGT shows you its folder.…

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