MCP server for ChangeDetection.io — AI-native website change monitoring
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add changedetection-io --env CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL='<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>' --env CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY='<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>' -- uvx changedetection-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.changedetection-io]
command = "uvx"
args = ["changedetection-mcp"]
env = { CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL = "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>", CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY = "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add changedetection-io --env CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL='<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>' --env CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY='<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>' -- uvx changedetection-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"changedetection-io": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"changedetection-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL": "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>",
"CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY": "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"changedetection-io": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"changedetection-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL": "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>",
"CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY": "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"changedetection-io": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"changedetection-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL": "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>",
"CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY": "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"changedetection-io": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"changedetection-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL": "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>",
"CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY": "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"changedetection-io": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"changedetection-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL": "<CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URL>",
"CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY": "<CHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
CHANGEDETECTION_BASE_URLCHANGEDETECTION_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.