🤖 Claude Desktop
Connect Arch Tools to Claude Desktop by adding an MCP server config.
1Get your API key
Sign up at archtools.dev/signup and grab your API key from the dashboard.
2Open your Claude config file
3Add the Arch Tools server
Paste this into the mcpServers section:
{
"mcpServers": {
"arch-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["arch-tools-mcp"],
"env": {
"ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
4Restart Claude Desktop
Quit and reopen Claude Desktop. You'll see the Arch Tools 🔌 icon in the bottom-left — 64 tools ready to go.
Replace
"command": "npx" with "url": "https://archtools.dev/mcp/sse"
⚡ Cursor
Add Arch Tools as an MCP server in Cursor's settings.
1Get your API key
Sign up at archtools.dev/signup and grab your API key from the dashboard.
2Open Cursor MCP settings
Go to Cursor Settings → MCP or create/edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root.
3Add the config
{
"mcpServers": {
"arch-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["arch-tools-mcp"],
"env": {
"ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
4Verify
Open a new Composer (Cmd+I) and type "search the web for..." — Cursor will use Arch Tools automatically.
.cursor/mcp.json to your repo so your whole team gets Arch Tools.
🏄 Windsurf
Add Arch Tools to Windsurf (Codeium) via the MCP configuration.
1Get your API key
Sign up at archtools.dev/signup and grab your API key from the dashboard.
2Open MCP config
Go to Windsurf Settings → MCP Servers or create ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
3Add the config
{
"mcpServers": {
"arch-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["arch-tools-mcp"],
"env": {
"ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
4Restart Windsurf
Restart the editor and Cascade will pick up the MCP tools automatically.
💻 VS Code (Continue / GitHub Copilot)
Add Arch Tools to VS Code via Continue extension or GitHub Copilot MCP support.
1Get your API key
Sign up at archtools.dev/signup and grab your API key from the dashboard.
2Option A: Continue Extension
Edit your Continue config at ~/.continue/config.json:
{
"experimental": {
"modelContextProtocolServers": [
{
"transport": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["arch-tools-mcp"]
},
"env": {
"ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
]
}
}
3Option B: GitHub Copilot (VS Code 1.99+)
Add to your VS Code settings.json:
{
"github.copilot.chat.mcp.servers": {
"arch-tools": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["arch-tools-mcp"],
"env": {
"ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}
4Reload VS Code
Reload the window (Cmd+Shift+P → "Reload Window") and the tools will be available in your AI chat.
🧠 ChatGPT (Custom Actions)
Connect Arch Tools to a Custom GPT via OpenAPI Actions.
1Get your API key
Sign up at archtools.dev/signup and grab your API key from the dashboard.
2Create or edit a Custom GPT
In ChatGPT, go to Explore GPTs → Create (or edit an existing GPT).
3Add an Action
Click "Create new action" and paste this OpenAPI schema URL:
https://archtools.dev/.well-known/openapi.json
Under Authentication, select "API Key", header name Authorization, value: Bearer your-api-key-here
4Test it
Ask your Custom GPT to "search the web for the latest AI news" — it'll call Arch Tools automatically.
🔌 Universal: Any MCP Client
Works with any MCP-compatible client that supports stdio transport.
1One-line install
No global install needed — npx handles everything:
ARCH_TOOLS_API_KEY=your-key npx arch-tools-mcp
2Or use SSE (HTTP) transport
For clients that support HTTP-based MCP connections:
Server URL: https://archtools.dev/mcp/sse Headers: Authorization: Bearer your-api-key-here
🎉 What You Get
64 production-ready tools in a single MCP connection: