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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add bear-server-ruanodendaal --env BEAR_DATABASE_PATH='<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>' -- node /absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bear-server-ruanodendaal]
command = "node"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"]
env = { BEAR_DATABASE_PATH = "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>" }
# codex mcp add bear-server-ruanodendaal --env BEAR_DATABASE_PATH='<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>' -- node /absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear-server-ruanodendaal": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"BEAR_DATABASE_PATH": "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bear-server-ruanodendaal": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"BEAR_DATABASE_PATH": "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear-server-ruanodendaal": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"BEAR_DATABASE_PATH": "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear-server-ruanodendaal": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"BEAR_DATABASE_PATH": "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bear-server-ruanodendaal": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/bear-mcp-server/src/bear-mcp-server.js"
],
"env": {
"BEAR_DATABASE_PATH": "<BEAR_DATABASE_PATH>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
BEAR_DATABASE_PATH
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.