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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add butterbase-ai --env BUTTERBASE_API_KEY='<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @butterbase/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.butterbase-ai]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@butterbase/mcp"]
env = { BUTTERBASE_API_KEY = "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add butterbase-ai --env BUTTERBASE_API_KEY='<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @butterbase/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@butterbase/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@butterbase/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@butterbase/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@butterbase/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@butterbase/mcp"
],
"env": {
"BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "<BUTTERBASE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http butterbase-ai https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp --header 'Authorization: <AUTHORIZATION>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.butterbase-ai]
url = "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp"
http_headers = { Authorization = "<AUTHORIZATION>" }
# codex mcp add butterbase-ai --url https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"url": "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"httpUrl": "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization:<AUTHORIZATION>"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"butterbase-ai": {
"url": "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "<AUTHORIZATION>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
BUTTERBASE_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.