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Ref MCP

A Model Context Protocol server designed to provide token-efficient search capabilities for coding agents. It helps agents access public and private documentation without wasting context windows by filtering search results and fetching only the most relevant parts of documentation pages.

Package and access

Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.

Ref MCP logo, by ref-toolsCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by ref-tools
Vendor documentation

Checks and signals

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  • Popularity 1,183 GitHub stars

What you can do with it

  • Search for API documentation efficiently
  • Access private library documentation
  • Reduce context window usage for coding agents
  • Filter search results to avoid repetition

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 3.0.1MIT
mcp-registry: io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp@3.0.1Source repository
Last repository push
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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ref-tools-mcp 3.0.1

npm
ref-tools-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "3.0.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "ref-tools-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "REF_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your API key for Ref"
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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No tool definitions available.

Maintenance history

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  • · repository · passed · metadata changed · updated
  • · backfill · recorded · Pre-expansion baseline; unobserved rich metadata remains unknown

Connect from your client

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp@3.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp@3.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "ref-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp@3.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp@3.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<YOUR_REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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