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myhotlunchbox-mcp

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My Hot Lunchbox school lunch ordering for Claude — calendar, cart, orders, payments

To add myhotlunchbox-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 6 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

npx -y myhotlunchbox-mcp@1.2.8

Environment variables

MYHOTLUNCHBOX_USERNAMESet in your MCP config
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_PASSWORDSet in your MCP config
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_OUTPUT_DIRSet in your MCP config
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_CACHESet in your MCP config
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_FILESet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add myhotlunchbox --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_USERNAME=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_USERNAME> --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_PASSWORD=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_PASSWORD> --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_BASE_URL=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_BASE_URL> --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_OUTPUT_DIR=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_OUTPUT_DIR> --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_CACHE=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_CACHE> --env MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_FILE=<YOUR_MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_FILE> -- npx -y myhotlunchbox-mcp@1.2.8

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

What this does

myhotlunchbox-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:

MYHOTLUNCHBOX_USERNAME
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_PASSWORD
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_BASE_URL
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_OUTPUT_DIR
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_CACHE
MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_FILE

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

Frequently asked questions

How do I install myhotlunchbox-mcp?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add myhotlunchbox-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 myhotlunchbox-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 myhotlunchbox-mcp as well.

Does myhotlunchbox-mcp need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MYHOTLUNCHBOX_USERNAME, MYHOTLUNCHBOX_PASSWORD, MYHOTLUNCHBOX_BASE_URL, MYHOTLUNCHBOX_OUTPUT_DIR, MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_CACHE, MYHOTLUNCHBOX_TOKEN_FILE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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