ref-tools-mcp MCP server

Install

Taken from the project README (README Cursor install link). Check the README for required API keys before use.

Claude Code

Terminal (claude CLI)

claude mcp add --transport stdio Ref -- npx -y mcp-remote@0.1.0-0 https://api.ref.tools/mcp '--header=x-ref-api-key:<sign up to get an api key>'

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Ref": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@0.1.0-0",
        "https://api.ref.tools/mcp",
        "--header=x-ref-api-key:<sign up to get an api key>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Ref": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@0.1.0-0",
        "https://api.ref.tools/mcp",
        "--header=x-ref-api-key:<sign up to get an api key>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "Ref": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@0.1.0-0",
        "https://api.ref.tools/mcp",
        "--header=x-ref-api-key:<sign up to get an api key>"
      ]
    }
  }
}