mcp-quickstart

⚡ MCP Quickstart

Get Agent Toolbox running as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf in under 60 seconds.

Install

npm install -g agent-toolbox-mcp

Configure

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-toolbox": {
      "command": "agent-toolbox-mcp",
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-toolbox": {
      "command": "agent-toolbox-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-toolbox": {
      "command": "agent-toolbox-mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools (13)

Once connected, your AI assistant can use these tools:

Tool	What It Does
search	Web search via DuckDuckGo
extract	Extract content from any URL
screenshot	Capture webpage screenshots
weather	Weather forecasts
finance	Stock quotes & exchange rates
validate_email	Email address validation
translate	Translate text (100+ languages)
geoip	IP geolocation lookup
news	Search news articles
whois	Domain WHOIS lookup
dns	DNS record queries
pdf_extract	Extract text from PDFs
qr_generate	Generate QR codes

Try It

After configuring, ask Claude:

"Search for the latest AI news and summarize the top 3 articles"

"Take a screenshot of news.ycombinator.com"

"What's the weather in Tokyo? Translate the result to Japanese."

"Look up the WHOIS info for openai.com"

SSE Transport (Remote)

For remote connections (e.g., Smithery), use the SSE endpoint:

URL: https://api.toolboxlite.com/sse
Auth: ?apiKey=atb_your_key_here

Built with Agent Toolbox — 13 tools, 1 API key.