Ref
Rank #11,139pulsemcp/ref
Integrates with Ref.tools documentation search service to provide curated technical documentation access, web search fallback, and URL-to-markdown conversion for efficient developer reference during coding workflows.
What you can do with Ref
Ref is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by ref-tools. It ranks #11,139 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1,182 GitHub stars. Ref is listed on PulseMCP; no version information is available from the registries that list it or from its repository. It was first listed on May 31, 2025.
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.
What Ref 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
The hosted endpoint is declared as gated by authentication — connect via its URL and authenticate with the provider (OAuth flow or an API key/header, per its docs).
Declared by PulseMCP, last synced Aug 31, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Hosted endpoint declared as requiring authentication.
Connect Ref and confirm it works
claude mcp add --transport http ref https://api.ref.tools/mcpThis endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
[mcp_servers.ref]
url = "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
https://api.ref.tools/mcpSettings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ref": {
"url": "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"servers": {
"ref": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"
}
}
}Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ref": {
"serverUrl": "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"ref": {
"url": "https://api.ref.tools/mcp"
}
}
}This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.
After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.
When to choose another server
No task-specific alternatives are catalogued for Refyet; the list above is its publisher's other servers.
What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- May 31, 2025
- Version history
- Unavailable — no registry exposes versions and no release tags were found
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by PulseMCP, last synced Aug 31, 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
- Aug 28, 2026
- PulseMCP ↗listed since May 22, 2026 · still listed
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Version information unavailable
The registry that lists this server does not expose version metadata, and no release tags were found on the linked repository. MCP Toplist cannot say how, or whether, this server is versioned.
Ranks ahead of 133,257 of 144,396 servers on MCP Toplist.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains Ref?
- Ref is maintained by ref-tools, which publishes 7 MCP servers (6 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is Ref listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- Ref is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on PulseMCP.
- How many versions does Ref have?
- Version information is unavailable for Ref: no registry that lists it exposes version metadata, and no release tags were found on its repository.
- Where can I find the source code for Ref?
- The source code for Ref is hosted at github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp.
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