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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add bidsparq --env BIDSPARQ_API_KEY='<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>' -- npx -y bidsparq-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bidsparq]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "bidsparq-mcp-server"]
env = { BIDSPARQ_API_KEY = "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add bidsparq --env BIDSPARQ_API_KEY='<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>' -- npx -y bidsparq-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bidsparq-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BIDSPARQ_API_KEY": "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bidsparq": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bidsparq-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BIDSPARQ_API_KEY": "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bidsparq-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BIDSPARQ_API_KEY": "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bidsparq-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BIDSPARQ_API_KEY": "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bidsparq-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BIDSPARQ_API_KEY": "<BIDSPARQ_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http bidsparq https://bidsparq.com/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.bidsparq]
url = "https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
# codex mcp add bidsparq --url https://bidsparq.com/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"url": "https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"bidsparq": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"httpUrl": "https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidsparq": {
"url": "https://bidsparq.com/mcp"
}
}
}Environment variables
BIDSPARQ_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.