MCP Retrieval

What this does

MCP Retrieval 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:

MCP_TRANSPORT
MCP_NAME
MCP_PATH
SERVER_PORT
SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT
SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT
LOG_MODE
MAX_IDLE_CONNS_PER_HOST
MAX_QUERIES
DEFAULT_RESULTS
MAX_RESULTS
DEFAULT_IMAGES
MAX_IMAGES
DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS
MIN_TIMEOUT_MS
MAX_TIMEOUT_MS
DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_CHARS
MAX_DOCUMENT_CHARS
PROXY_SCHEME
PROXY_HOST
PROXY_PORT
PROXY_LOGIN
PROXY_PASSWORD

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

How do I install MCP Retrieval?

The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for MCP Retrieval, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with MCP Retrieval?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to MCP Retrieval as well.

Does MCP Retrieval need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_NAME, MCP_PATH, SERVER_PORT, SERVER_READ_TIMEOUT, SERVER_WRITE_TIMEOUT, LOG_MODE, MAX_IDLE_CONNS_PER_HOST, MAX_QUERIES, DEFAULT_RESULTS, MAX_RESULTS, DEFAULT_IMAGES, MAX_IMAGES, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS, MIN_TIMEOUT_MS, MAX_TIMEOUT_MS, DEFAULT_DOCUMENT_CHARS, MAX_DOCUMENT_CHARS, PROXY_SCHEME, PROXY_HOST, PROXY_PORT, PROXY_LOGIN, PROXY_PASSWORD. They go in the env block of your MCP config.