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