# Ref Tools Ref Tools MCP server

> Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for…

- Repository: https://github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
- Page: https://hostedmcp.org/servers/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
- Transport: remote
- Stars: 1186
- License: MIT
- Latest version: 3.0.0

## Install

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http ref-tools-mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp
```

### Cursor (`~/.cursor/mcp.json`)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (`.vscode/mcp.json`)

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

### VS Code CLI

```sh
code --add-mcp '{"name":"ref-tools-mcp","type":"http","url":"https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"}'
```

### Codex

```sh
codex mcp add ref-tools-mcp --url https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp
```

### Codex config.toml (`~/.codex/config.toml`)

```toml
[mcp_servers.ref-tools-mcp]
url = "https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```sh
gemini mcp add -s user --transport http ref-tools-mcp https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp
```

### Gemini settings.json (`~/.gemini/settings.json`)

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