# Manage MCP servers

> Source: https://elaichi.ai/docs/guides/mcp-servers/manage-mcp-servers/

List, update, regenerate, and retire the endpoints your AI clients use to reach your tools.

**Where to find it:** **MCP Servers** in the sidebar

Each row is a personal address (URL + token) that exposes one of **your** toolboxes. It acts as you: your connections and permissions.

You need `mcp:create` for your own servers. Managing someone else’s requires `mcp:manage`.

## What the list shows

Typical columns and labels:

| Information | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Name / toolbox | Which Mine toolbox the server exposes |
| **Auth** | **URL token** only, or **API token** when require-API-token is on |
| **Meta tools** | **Auto**, **Always**, or **Never** |
| Created / expiry | Lifecycle metadata |

## Actions

| Action | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Edit** | Change name, expiry, require-API-token, or meta-tools mode — does **not** change the URL |
| **Regenerate URL** | Revokes the old token, mints a new URL (shown once), so you can re-point clients without creating a new server |
| **Delete** | Removes the server and revokes its token |

After **Regenerate URL**, update Claude Desktop, Cursor, Dust, or the [desktop app](/guides/mcp-servers/desktop-app) with the new address. The old URL stops working immediately.

:::callout{type="warning"}
Treat every MCP URL like a password. Regenerate if it might have leaked, and delete servers you no longer use.
:::

## Keep servers tidy

1. Open **MCP Servers**.
2. Confirm each server still points at the toolbox you intend.
3. **Regenerate URL** for anything that may have leaked, then update clients.
4. **Delete** unused servers.

**You'll know it worked when:** Only active servers remain, and each client’s config matches a current URL.

## Good to know

- A server can only do what you can do through that toolbox’s connections.
- Tools blocked by restrictions are never offered.
- The token can’t be shown again after the first reveal — regenerate to get a new one.
- Deleting a Mine toolbox also removes MCP servers built on it.

## Related

- [Create an MCP server](/guides/mcp-servers/creating-an-mcp-server)
- [Desktop app](/guides/mcp-servers/desktop-app)
- [Your toolboxes](/guides/toolboxes/your-toolboxes)
- [API tokens](/guides/settings/api-tokens)