About Restart
Restart is an MCP server published by non-dirty in the Developer Tools category: restarts Claude Desktop after mcp-server installation.
The repository has 7 stars and 4 forks, with the last commit a year ago. Six months or more without a commit doesn't mean the server is broken, but check the open issues before depending on it in production.
Install
git clone https://github.com/non-dirty/mcp-server-restartThis server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.
Tools (1)
restart_claudeRestarts the Claude Desktop application
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README
mcp-server-restart
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for restarting Claude Desktop for Mac
Description
Using Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Claude Desktop tool installation is a bit cumbersome. The mcp-installer makes things easier by using MCP to allow you to ask Claude to install MCP tools.
Once they are installed, you still need to restart Claude Desktop to make the changes take effect... That is where mcp-server-restart comes in!
The mcp-server-restart package provides a MCP server for restarting Claude Desktop for Mac.
Usage
Ask Claude Desktop "restart Claude" and it will restart the application.
Features
Resources
The server provides a status resource:
claude://status- Returns the current status of Claude Desktop- Returns JSON with running status, PID, and timestamp
- MIME type: application/json
Tools
The server implements one tool:
restart_claude- Restarts the Claude Desktop application- Safely terminates existing process if running
- Launches new instance
- Provides progress notifications during restart
Installation for Claude Desktop
Installation requires editing your Claude Desktop config file on MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Option 1: Install both the mcp-installer and the mcp-server-restart packages:
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-installer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@anaisbetts/mcp-installer"
]
},
"mcp-server-restart": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-restart"
]
}
}
}
Option 1: Install only the mcp-server-restart package:
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-restart": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-restart"
]
}
}
}
Example prompts
Hey Claude, install the MCP server named mcp-server-fetch then restart Claude
Please restart Claude
Testing
Run the test suite:
pytest
License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
README fetched from the repository 5 days ago. The original is authoritative.