How do I install Rune?

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 Rune need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

When was Rune last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Evidence-backed codebase understanding with file:line citations, for AI clients over MCP.

Rune MCP server

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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

mcpb https://github.com/thecolourfoundation/rune/releases/download/v0.5.1/rune-mcp-linux-x64.mcpb

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.thecolourfoundation-rune -- mcpb https://github.com/thecolourfoundation/rune/releases/download/v0.5.1/rune-mcp-linux-x64.mcpb

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.thecolourfoundation-rune": {4      "command": "mcpb",5      "args": [6        "https://github.com/thecolourfoundation/rune/releases/download/v0.5.1/rune-mcp-linux-x64.mcpb"7      ]8    }9  }10}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · mcpbPublisher 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: 0.5.1

Tools

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

FAQ

Rune

Add this server

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Rune?

Does Rune need an API key?

What transport does Rune use?

When was Rune last checked?

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