Setup guide

Set up roam-research-mcp in Continue

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MCP Server and CLI tool for Roam Research Graph Integration

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "roam-research-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "roam-research-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

02Steps

Make sure Continue is installed and up to date.
Open ~/.continue/config.yaml and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Continue and confirm roam-research-mcp’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Claude Desktop Cursor Windsurf Cline Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-17 01:01Z

sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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