ext-apps
MCP Apps protocol standard for building interactive UIs embedded in AI chatbots.
- Type
- MCP
- Transport
- http
- Open source
- Yes
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 2.5k
- Source
- mcp-github
- Repository
- github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps
Overview
MCP Apps is a protocol standard that enables developers to build interactive user interfaces—such as charts, forms, and dashboards—for MCP servers and embed them into chat clients like Claude and ChatGPT. With MCP Apps, AI can deliver richer user experiences. Agent Skills allow for rapid creation and migration of MCP Apps. Ideal for developers needing to integrate complex UIs into chatbots.
Capabilities
- ▪Create new MCP Apps
- ▪Convert existing OpenAI Apps into MCP Apps
- ▪Add interactive UIs to existing MCP servers
- ▪Transform existing web applications into hybrid Web + MCP Apps
Use cases
Setup
For Claude Code, install via the plugin marketplace: "/plugin marketplace add modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps" and "/plugin install mcp-apps@modelcontextprotocol-ext-apps". Other AI coding agents supporting Agent Skills can also be manually installed.
This information was compiled by AI from public sources and may contain inaccuracies — please refer to the source.
FAQ
How to verify if Agent Skills are successfully installed?
Ask your agent "What skills do you have?" and you should see the relevant skill list.
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