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