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kronicle-lite MCP Server

API key required

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To add kronicle-lite 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 4 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

npx -y kronicle-lite@0.5.0

Environment variables

KRONICLE_LITE_DATA_DIRSet in your MCP config
KRONICLE_LITE_ACTORSet in your MCP config
KRONICLE_ANCHOR_URLSet in your MCP config
KRONICLE_ANCHOR_KEYSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add kronicle-lite --env KRONICLE_LITE_DATA_DIR=<YOUR_KRONICLE_LITE_DATA_DIR> --env KRONICLE_LITE_ACTOR=<YOUR_KRONICLE_LITE_ACTOR> --env KRONICLE_ANCHOR_URL=<YOUR_KRONICLE_ANCHOR_URL> --env KRONICLE_ANCHOR_KEY=<YOUR_KRONICLE_ANCHOR_KEY> -- npx -y kronicle-lite@0.5.0

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

What this does

kronicle-lite 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:

KRONICLE_LITE_DATA_DIR
KRONICLE_LITE_ACTOR
KRONICLE_ANCHOR_URL
KRONICLE_ANCHOR_KEY

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

Frequently asked questions

How do I install kronicle-lite?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add kronicle-lite 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 kronicle-lite?

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 kronicle-lite as well.

Does kronicle-lite need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: KRONICLE_LITE_DATA_DIR, KRONICLE_LITE_ACTOR, KRONICLE_ANCHOR_URL, KRONICLE_ANCHOR_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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