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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add arc-free-skills --env ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE='<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>' --env ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE='<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>' -- uvx arc-free-skills~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.arc-free-skills]
command = "uvx"
args = ["arc-free-skills"]
env = { ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE = "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>", ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE = "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>" }
# codex mcp add arc-free-skills --env ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE='<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>' --env ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE='<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>' -- uvx arc-free-skills~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arc-free-skills": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arc-free-skills"
],
"env": {
"ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>",
"ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"arc-free-skills": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arc-free-skills"
],
"env": {
"ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>",
"ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arc-free-skills": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arc-free-skills"
],
"env": {
"ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>",
"ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arc-free-skills": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arc-free-skills"
],
"env": {
"ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>",
"ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arc-free-skills": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"arc-free-skills"
],
"env": {
"ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACE>",
"ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE": "<ARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ARC_FREE_SKILLS_WORKSPACEARC_ENGINEERING_WORKSPACE
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.