ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp

ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for…. Connect any MCP client to https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp.

Claude CodeCodexAntigravity

commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp.

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Needs an API key or token in the request headers. Get one from the vendor first.

• Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
• Credentials: a bearer token or API key from the vendor, sent in the Authorization header.