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cli MCP Server

API key required

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To add cli to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 4 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

npx -y @kantadev/cli@0.1.8

Environment variables

KANTA_API_KEYSet in your MCP config
KANTA_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
KANTA_DB_URLSet in your MCP config
KANTA_PROFILESet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add cli --env KANTA_API_KEY=<YOUR_KANTA_API_KEY> --env KANTA_BASE_URL=<YOUR_KANTA_BASE_URL> --env KANTA_DB_URL=<YOUR_KANTA_DB_URL> --env KANTA_PROFILE=<YOUR_KANTA_PROFILE> -- npx -y @kantadev/cli@0.1.8

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

cli exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

KANTA_API_KEY
KANTA_BASE_URL
KANTA_DB_URL
KANTA_PROFILE

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install cli?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add cli to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with cli?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to cli as well.

Does cli need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: KANTA_API_KEY, KANTA_BASE_URL, KANTA_DB_URL, KANTA_PROFILE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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