ref-tools-mcp

ref-tools-mcp is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Token-efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation. Connect any MCP client to https://api.ref.tools/mcp.

Claude CodeCodexAntigravity

commandprompt

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http tools-ref-ref-tools-mcp https://api.ref.tools/mcp

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

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://api.ref.tools/mcp.

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

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

• Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
• MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.