Set up ai.smithery/ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp in Claude Desktop

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01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json. Generated from the captured install method (npx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Claude Desktop is installed and up to date.
Open claude_desktop_config.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Claude Desktop and confirm ai.smithery/ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Cursor Windsurf Cline Continue Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-16 20:00Z

sourcesAwesome MCP Servers (wong2) [p6] · Official MCP Registry [p1]

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