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ChatGPT MCP docs You can find your API key at ref.tools/keys

Install Steps

  1. Open Settings
  2. Click Apps & Connectors
  3. If you are not already in developer mode, scroll to the bottom and click Advanced settings and toggle on Developer mode.
  4. Click the Create button in the top right of the settings modal.
  5. Fill in Name as Ref
  6. Fill in MCP Server URL https://api.ref.tools/mcp?apiKey=<YOUR_API_KEY>
  7. Under Authentication select No authentication. Your API key is set in the server url already.
  8. Check the I understand box and click Create.

Verify

  1. To use Ref, click the + button in the left of the prompt input, go to More and select Ref.
  1. Issue the following prompt.
what is ref tools mcp, search the docs with ref
This should results in a ref_search_documentation tool call.

Get help

If you have any issues, please reach out to help@ref.tools. We’re happy to help you get started!