How do I install Dowse?

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 Dowse need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

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Power your agent

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

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

cargo dowse

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

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.ltspace-dowse -- cargo dowse

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.ltspace-dowse": {4      "command": "cargo",5      "args": [6        "dowse"7      ]8    }9  }10}

claude_desktop_config.json

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

Run on PlugMCP

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.

Local

From the publisher

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