Docs and config for Captapi's hosted MCP server (public social media data).
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add captapi --env CAPTAPI_API_KEY='<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @captapi/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.captapi]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@captapi/mcp"]
env = { CAPTAPI_API_KEY = "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add captapi --env CAPTAPI_API_KEY='<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @captapi/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@captapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"captapi": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@captapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@captapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@captapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@captapi/mcp"
],
"env": {
"CAPTAPI_API_KEY": "<CAPTAPI_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http captapi https://api.captapi.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.captapi]
url = "https://api.captapi.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "CAPTAPI_API_KEY"
# codex mcp add captapi --url https://api.captapi.com/mcp --bearer-token-env-var CAPTAPI_API_KEY
# export CAPTAPI_API_KEY=<API_KEY>~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"url": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"captapi": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"captapi": {
"url": "https://api.captapi.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CAPTAPI_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.