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To add Kybase 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 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y kybase-mcp@0.2.4Environment variables
KYBASE_DATA_DIRSet in your MCP configEMBEDDING_PROVIDERSet in your MCP configOLLAMA_URLSet in your MCP configOLLAMA_MODELSet in your MCP configGOOGLE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configOPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configDATABASE_URLSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add kybase --env KYBASE_DATA_DIR=<YOUR_KYBASE_DATA_DIR> --env EMBEDDING_PROVIDER=<YOUR_EMBEDDING_PROVIDER> --env OLLAMA_URL=<YOUR_OLLAMA_URL> --env OLLAMA_MODEL=<YOUR_OLLAMA_MODEL> --env GOOGLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_GOOGLE_API_KEY> --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> --env DATABASE_URL=<YOUR_DATABASE_URL> -- npx -y kybase-mcp@0.2.4
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Kybase 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:
KYBASE_DATA_DIR EMBEDDING_PROVIDER OLLAMA_URL OLLAMA_MODEL GOOGLE_API_KEY OPENAI_API_KEY DATABASE_URL
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Kybase?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Kybase 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 Kybase?
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 Kybase as well.
Does Kybase need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: KYBASE_DATA_DIR, EMBEDDING_PROVIDER, OLLAMA_URL, OLLAMA_MODEL, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, DATABASE_URL. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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