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mTarsier v1.0: Unified MCP Config Manager Across 12+ Clients.

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MIT-licensed desktop app and CLI that auto-detects installed AI clients and manages MCP server configuration for all of them — Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT Desktop, Gemini CLI. Built-in MCP marketplace, team snapshot export, automatic backups. Solves config drift. OpenPR

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