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io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp

io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp·v3.0.1·Search
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_KEY
requiredsecret

Your API key for Ref

§03  MCP Quality Score  ·  methodology
freshness
10
completeness
10
installability
25
documentation
15
stability
10
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