io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
Quality Score
70
/100
Token efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.
§01 Install
Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"ref-tools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ref-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"REF_API_KEY": "<your-ref_api_key>"
}
}
}
}Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)
{
"mcpServers": {
"ref-tools-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"ref-tools-mcp"
],
"env": {
"REF_API_KEY": "<your-ref_api_key>"
}
}
}
}Cline (cline_mcp_settings.json)
npx -y ref-tools-mcp§02 Environment variables
REF_API_KEYrequiredsecret
Your API key for Ref
§03 MCP Quality Score · methodology
freshness
10
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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