Ref Tools MCP

What you can do with Ref Tools MCP

Ref Tools MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by ref-tools. It ranks #7,355 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1,182 GitHub stars. Ref Tools MCP is listed across 2 registries — Official MCP and Glama, with 2 tracked versions. It was first listed on Jun 2, 2025 and most recently updated on Sep 9, 2025.

What Ref Tools MCP can and cannot do

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.

What you need before using Ref Tools MCP

Connect Ref Tools MCP and confirm it works

claude mcp add ref-tools-mcp -e "REF_API_KEY=<your REF_API_KEY>" -- npx -y ref-tools-mcp

[mcp_servers.ref-tools-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "ref-tools-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.ref-tools-mcp.env]
REF_API_KEY = "<your REF_API_KEY>"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<your REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<your REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<your REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<your REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ref-tools-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ref-tools-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REF_API_KEY": "<your REF_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

When to choose another server

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What changed, and when this was checked

First listed

Jun 2, 2025

Latest version published

Sep 9, 2025

Version history

2 versions tracked (below)

Requirements evidence

Declared by the Official MCP Registry, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Profile checked

Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only

Ranking data as of

Apr 2, 2026

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