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MCP Host Setup

This guide covers how to configure various applications to use Jilebi as an MCP server. Each application has its own configuration format and setup process.

Claude Desktop​

Claude Desktop uses a JSON configuration file to define MCP servers.

Configuration Location​

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  • Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Configuration Format​

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jilebi": {
      "command": "jilebi",
      "args": ["stdio"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Claude Code​

open .claude.json and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jilebi": {
      "command": "jilebi",
      "args": ["stdio"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables​

Set any required environment variables in the server configuration:

{
  "name": "jilebi",
  "command": "jilebi",
  "args": ["stdio"],
  "env": {}
}

Cursor​

Create or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-name": {
      "command": "jilebi",
      "args": ["stdio"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Check out: https://cursor.com/docs/context/mcp for more info

Zed​

Configuration Location​

Edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
    "context_servers": {
      "jilebi": {
        "command": "jilebi",
        "args": ["stdio"],
		"enabled": true,
		"source": "custom",
        "env": {}
      }
    }
}

VS Code​

Add to your VS Code mcp.json:

"servers": {
	"jilebi": {
		"type": "stdio",
		"command": "jilebi",
		"args": [
			"stdio"
		]
	}
},

Opencode​

Edit ~/.config/opencode.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "jilebi": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["jilebi", "stdio"],
      "enabled": true,
      "environment": {}
    },
  }
}

Codex CLI​

Add this in ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.jilebi]
command = "jilebi"
args = ["stdio"]