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