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To add artsonia-mcp 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 8 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

npx -y artsonia-mcp@1.3.3

Environment variables

ARTSONIA_USERNAMESet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_SESSION_CACHESet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_SESSION_FILESet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_OUTPUT_DIRSet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_WS_PORTSet in your MCP config
ARTSONIA_INLINE_DOWNLOADSSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add artsonia --env ARTSONIA_USERNAME=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_USERNAME> --env ARTSONIA_PASSWORD=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_PASSWORD> --env ARTSONIA_SESSION_CACHE=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_SESSION_CACHE> --env ARTSONIA_SESSION_FILE=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_SESSION_FILE> --env ARTSONIA_OUTPUT_DIR=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_OUTPUT_DIR> --env ARTSONIA_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_TRANSPORT> --env ARTSONIA_WS_PORT=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_WS_PORT> --env ARTSONIA_INLINE_DOWNLOADS=<YOUR_ARTSONIA_INLINE_DOWNLOADS> -- npx -y artsonia-mcp@1.3.3

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

What this does

artsonia-mcp 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:

ARTSONIA_USERNAME
ARTSONIA_PASSWORD
ARTSONIA_SESSION_CACHE
ARTSONIA_SESSION_FILE
ARTSONIA_OUTPUT_DIR
ARTSONIA_TRANSPORT
ARTSONIA_WS_PORT
ARTSONIA_INLINE_DOWNLOADS

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

Frequently asked questions

How do I install artsonia-mcp?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add artsonia-mcp 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 artsonia-mcp?

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 artsonia-mcp as well.

Does artsonia-mcp need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: ARTSONIA_USERNAME, ARTSONIA_PASSWORD, ARTSONIA_SESSION_CACHE, ARTSONIA_SESSION_FILE, ARTSONIA_OUTPUT_DIR, ARTSONIA_TRANSPORT, ARTSONIA_WS_PORT, ARTSONIA_INLINE_DOWNLOADS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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