x-mcp-ai

What this does

x-mcp-ai 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:

X_MCP_AUTH_MODE
X_MCP_CLIENT_ID
X_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET
X_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN
X_MCP_TOKEN_FILE
X_MCP_TOKEN_KEYCHAIN
X_MCP_POLICY
X_MCP_POLICY_ALLOW
X_MCP_POLICY_DENY
X_MCP_HIDE_DENIED
X_MCP_MEDIA_DIR
X_MCP_AVAILABILITY
X_MCP_PROFILES_FILE
X_MCP_PROFILE
X_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS
X_MCP_LOG_LEVEL
X_MCP_CREDIT_BUDGET
X_MCP_BUDGET_MODE

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

How do I install x-mcp-ai?

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

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 x-mcp-ai as well.

Does x-mcp-ai need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: X_MCP_AUTH_MODE, X_MCP_CLIENT_ID, X_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, X_MCP_BEARER_TOKEN, X_MCP_TOKEN_FILE, X_MCP_TOKEN_KEYCHAIN, X_MCP_POLICY, X_MCP_POLICY_ALLOW, X_MCP_POLICY_DENY, X_MCP_HIDE_DENIED, X_MCP_MEDIA_DIR, X_MCP_AVAILABILITY, X_MCP_PROFILES_FILE, X_MCP_PROFILE, X_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS, X_MCP_LOG_LEVEL, X_MCP_CREDIT_BUDGET, X_MCP_BUDGET_MODE. They go in the env block of your MCP config.