tinycontext MCP Server

What this does

tinycontext 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
TINYCONTEXT_CONFIG_PATH
TINYCONTEXT_MEMORY_DB_PATH
TINYCONTEXT_MODELS_DIR
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL
OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS

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

How do I install tinycontext?

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

Which clients work with tinycontext?

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

Does tinycontext need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MCP_TRANSPORT, TINYCONTEXT_CONFIG_PATH, TINYCONTEXT_MEMORY_DB_PATH, TINYCONTEXT_MODELS_DIR, OTEL_SERVICE_NAME, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.