ref-tools (io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp) MCP server

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

Search and knowledge ★ 1,177 GitHub starsv3.0.1Updated Sep 9, 2025

Install

npm (stdio)npx -y ref-tools-mcp

JSON for apps that use an mcpServers block (Claude Desktop, Cursor and others):

{"mcpServers": {
  "ref-tools-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "ref-tools-mcp"]
  }
}}

From the server's registry entry. Many servers also need an API key or other settings: check the repository's README before you run it.

About this server

Registry name	`io.github.ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp`
Repository	github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
Packages	npm `ref-tools-mcp`
In the registry since	Sep 9, 2025
GitHub stars	1,177 (shared by 3 servers in this repository)

Listed from the official MCP Registry. We have not reviewed or tested this server; a local server runs code on your machine, so read the repository first.