How do I install ref-tools-mcp?

Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.

Is ref-tools-mcp official?

No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.

This listing scores 33 (Limited). The formula is published on the methodology page.

ref-tools-mcp MCP Server | MCPpedia

Name: ref-tools-mcp MCP Server
Author: ref-tools

Token-efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.

RegistryRemoteref-tools

33Limited

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This server does not declare environment variables.

Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.

77Good

Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.

Registrydeusdata46.7K stars

77Good

MCP server for Firecrawl — web search, scraping, and biomedical/arXiv paper search.