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