How do I install Curtis?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Curtis need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: CURTIS_VAULT, CURTIS_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES.

What transport does Curtis use?

Curtis runs locally over stdio.

When was Curtis last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Expose any folder of notes as an MCP server — list, read, search, and (opt-in) write files.

Curtis MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @curtisai/[email protected]

Credentials from the publisher

CURTIS_VAULT — Vault directory to serve. Optional — falls back to the current working directory.
CURTIS_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES — Set to 1 to enable the write_note tool. Writes are off by default.

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1CURTIS_VAULT=<value> CURTIS_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES=<value> claude mcp add io.github.jordannewell-curtis-mcp -- npx -y @curtisai/mcp@0.1.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.jordannewell-curtis-mcp": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@curtisai/[email protected]"8      ],9      "env": {10        "CURTIS_VAULT": "<value>",11        "CURTIS_MCP_ALLOW_WRITES": "<value>"12      }13    }14  }15}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.1.1
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Curtis

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Curtis?

Does Curtis need an API key?

What transport does Curtis use?

When was Curtis last checked?

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