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To add Web Task 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 16 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y web-task-api@0.10.1Environment variables
WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIRSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIRSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIRSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_MODELSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_VARIANTSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_PI_URLSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_PI_MODELSet in your MCP configWEB_TASK_API_PI_VARIANTSet in your MCP configCLIPROXY_BASE_URLSet in your MCP configCLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKENSet in your MCP configCLIPROXY_MODELSet in your MCP configOPENCODE_BASE_URLSet in your MCP configOPENCODE_MODELSet in your MCP configBROWSER_USER_DATA_DIRSet in your MCP configBROWSER_CHANNELSet in your MCP configHEADLESSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add web-task --env WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR> --env WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR> --env WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR> --env WEB_TASK_API_MODEL=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_MODEL> --env WEB_TASK_API_VARIANT=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_VARIANT> --env WEB_TASK_API_PI_URL=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_PI_URL> --env WEB_TASK_API_PI_MODEL=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_PI_MODEL> --env WEB_TASK_API_PI_VARIANT=<YOUR_WEB_TASK_API_PI_VARIANT> --env CLIPROXY_BASE_URL=<YOUR_CLIPROXY_BASE_URL> --env CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN=<YOUR_CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN> --env CLIPROXY_MODEL=<YOUR_CLIPROXY_MODEL> --env OPENCODE_BASE_URL=<YOUR_OPENCODE_BASE_URL> --env OPENCODE_MODEL=<YOUR_OPENCODE_MODEL> --env BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR=<YOUR_BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR> --env BROWSER_CHANNEL=<YOUR_BROWSER_CHANNEL> --env HEADLESS=<YOUR_HEADLESS> -- npx -y web-task-api@0.10.1
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Web Task 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:
WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR WEB_TASK_API_MODEL WEB_TASK_API_VARIANT WEB_TASK_API_PI_URL WEB_TASK_API_PI_MODEL WEB_TASK_API_PI_VARIANT CLIPROXY_BASE_URL CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN CLIPROXY_MODEL OPENCODE_BASE_URL OPENCODE_MODEL BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR BROWSER_CHANNEL HEADLESS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Web Task?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Web Task 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 Web Task?
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 Web Task as well.
Does Web Task need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: WEB_TASK_API_DATA_DIR, WEB_TASK_API_RECIPES_DIR, WEB_TASK_API_TEMP_DIR, WEB_TASK_API_MODEL, WEB_TASK_API_VARIANT, WEB_TASK_API_PI_URL, WEB_TASK_API_PI_MODEL, WEB_TASK_API_PI_VARIANT, CLIPROXY_BASE_URL, CLIPROXY_AUTH_TOKEN, CLIPROXY_MODEL, OPENCODE_BASE_URL, OPENCODE_MODEL, BROWSER_USER_DATA_DIR, BROWSER_CHANNEL, HEADLESS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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