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Ref Tools MCP

Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for….

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About Ref Tools MCP

Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for…. The observed Official MCP Registry record provides its connection details; nothing was installed or executed.

How to connect

What is the endpoint and how does it run?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp.

Does it need authentication?

Not specified by the publisher. Check the documentation.

Required request headers: Authorization.

How do I add Ref Tools MCP to Claude Code, Cursor or Claude Desktop?

One command, any client (npm)

npx ruagentic add ref-tools-mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ref-tools https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp

Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that accept a URL (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools": {
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json, via the mcp-remote bridge)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Snippets are generated from the published endpoint; the server name ref-tools is only a label you can change. Add the credentials the publisher documents.

Project website Source repository

REMOTE ENDPOINThttps://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcpUse this URL in a compatible client. Follow the provider’s authentication instructions.

1 published remote connection

streamable-httphttps://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp

Authorization — Bearer token for Smithery authentication

Questions and answers

What is Ref Tools MCP?

Ref Tools MCP is an MCP server in the Developer tools category. Provide your AI coding tools with token-efficient access to up-to-date technical documentation for….

How do I connect to Ref Tools MCP?

Hosted remote server over Streamable HTTP at https://server.smithery.ai/@ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp/mcp. The listing page has ready-made snippets for Claude Code, Cursor and Claude Desktop.

Where is Ref Tools MCP published?

Its homepage is https://github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp and its source repository is https://github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp. RUAGENTIC read these details from Official MCP Registry on September 9, 2026 and did not install or run the project.

Sources and checks

View the source

Registry name: ai.smithery/ref-tools-ref-tools-mcp
Published version: 3.0.0

Source information collected September 9, 2026.

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