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Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add minirag -- uvx minirag-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.minirag]
command = "uvx"
args = ["minirag-mcp"]
# codex mcp add minirag -- uvx minirag-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"minirag": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"minirag-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"minirag": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"minirag-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"minirag": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"minirag-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"minirag": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"minirag-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"minirag": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"minirag-mcp"
]
}
}
}