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