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claude-mcp-bridge MCP Server

Name: claude-mcp-bridge MCP Server
Author: hampsterx

Wraps Claude Code CLI as MCP tools: query, search, structured, ping, listSessions.

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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hampsterx-claude-mcp-bridge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "claude-mcp-bridge@0.7.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLAUDE_CLI_PATH": "claude",
        "CLAUDE_DEFAULT_MODEL": "",
        "CLAUDE_QUERY_MODEL": "sonnet",
        "CLAUDE_STRUCTURED_MODEL": "sonnet",
        "CLAUDE_SEARCH_MODEL": "sonnet",
        "CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL": "haiku",
        "CLAUDE_MAX_CONCURRENT": "3",
        "CLAUDE_BRIDGE_USE_API_KEY": "0",
        "CLAUDE_MAX_BUDGET_USD": "",
        "CLAUDE_QUERY_EFFORT": "",
        "CLAUDE_SEARCH_EFFORT": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

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Environment

Name	Required	Notes
CLAUDE_CLI_PATH	No	Path to the claude CLI binary. Defaults to 'claude' on PATH.
CLAUDE_DEFAULT_MODEL	No	Shared default model for all tools. Overridden by per-tool CLAUDE_<TOOL>_MODEL vars (QUERY, SEARCH, STRUCTURED).
CLAUDE_QUERY_MODEL	No	Override model for the query tool.
CLAUDE_STRUCTURED_MODEL	No	Override model for the structured tool.
CLAUDE_SEARCH_MODEL	No	Override model for the search tool.
CLAUDE_FALLBACK_MODEL	No	Model to use when the primary model hits a quota error. Set to 'none' to disable fallback.
CLAUDE_MAX_CONCURRENT	No	Maximum concurrent Claude CLI subprocesses (default 3).
CLAUDE_BRIDGE_USE_API_KEY	No	Set to '1' to forward ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to the CLI. Default is subscription-first: the CLI uses existing Max/Pro session and API key is NOT forwarded. Opt in only if you want API billing.
CLAUDE_MAX_BUDGET_USD	No	Maximum USD spend per call (pass-through to --max-budget-usd). Only applies when using API key auth.
CLAUDE_QUERY_EFFORT	No	Reasoning effort for the query tool (low\|medium\|high\|max).
CLAUDE_SEARCH_EFFORT	No	Reasoning effort for the search tool (low\|medium\|high\|max).

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