The API-change deploy gate for AI coding agents (MCP server): is it safe to ship this API change to my consumers? Read-only, over OpenAPI/Pact.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add specshield --env SPECSHIELD_API_KEY='<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>' -- npx -y specshield-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.specshield]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "specshield-mcp-server"]
env = { SPECSHIELD_API_KEY = "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add specshield --env SPECSHIELD_API_KEY='<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>' -- npx -y specshield-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"specshield": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"specshield-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SPECSHIELD_API_KEY": "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"specshield": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"specshield-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SPECSHIELD_API_KEY": "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"specshield": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"specshield-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SPECSHIELD_API_KEY": "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"specshield": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"specshield-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SPECSHIELD_API_KEY": "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"specshield": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"specshield-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SPECSHIELD_API_KEY": "<SPECSHIELD_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SPECSHIELD_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.