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ref-tools-mcp

Active·★ 1.2k·MIT·Updated 2026-10-01
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Ref MCP is a server that enables AI coding tools and agents to access technical documentation efficiently. It optimizes token usage by filtering search results and extracting only the most relevant parts of documentation pages, helping models stay focused and reducing operational costs.

#AI Agent#Documentation Retrieval#Token Efficiency#Context Management#ModelContextProtocol
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$ Install
$ npx ref-tools-mcp@latest
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01

Features

01Agentic search tailored for AI models, minimizing context usage.
02Intelligent filtering of search results, avoiding repetition within a session.
03Extracts only the most relevant sections (up to 5k tokens) from documentation pages.
02

Compatibility

Node.js
Runtime
Verified via docs
ModelContextProtocol
Protocol
Verified via docs
AI Coding Tools
Integration
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ npx ref-tools-mcp@latest
04

Use cases

↳Providing specific API documentation to AI coding agents for development tasks.
↳Enabling LLMs to refine search queries and understand complex coding best practices iteratively.
↳Optimizing context for AI agents to reduce inference costs and improve model accuracy.
05

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