How do I install Ref Tools?

Copy the http config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Ref Tools need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Ref Tools use?

Ref Tools is reached over HTTP.

When was Ref Tools last checked?

Last checked 2026-10-26. Token-efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.

Ref Tools MCP-Server

Agenten stärken

Diesen Server hinzufügen

The publisher's own URL. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add in Claude Add to VS Code Auf PlugMCP ausführen

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server URL

https://api.ref.tools/mcp

The Claude button above opens Claude with the name and URL filled in. You still confirm it there.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add --transport http tools.ref-ref-tools-mcp https://api.ref.tools/mcp

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "tools.ref-ref-tools-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "mcp-remote",8        "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"9      ]10    }11  }12}

claude_desktop_config.json

Remote · HTTPPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Auf PlugMCP ausführen

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Starten

Server facts

Remote

Transport: http
Version: 3.0.1
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Ref Tools

Diesen Server hinzufügen

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Ref Tools?

Does Ref Tools need an API key?

What transport does Ref Tools use?

When was Ref Tools last checked?

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