How do I install Lore Context?

You can install Lore Context by adding it to your MCP client configuration (Cursor, Claude, VS Code, etc.) or by using the Stork MCP meta-server to discover and configure it automatically.

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Install Lore Context in your MCP client

Lore Context is a Model Context Protocol server. Add it to your MCP client config once, restart, and the server's tools become available to your AI assistant. The same JSON snippet below works across all four major clients — only the config file path differs.

Locate your client's MCP config file.
- Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- Claude Desktop (macOS): ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Claude Desktop (Windows): %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
- VS Code: Settings → Extensions → MCP
- Windsurf: Settings → MCP Servers
Add Lore Context to the mcpServers map — paste the snippet below into your config file. If you already have other MCP servers, merge the entry into the existing mcpServers object.
Restart your client so it picks up the new server.
Verify — ask the assistant to list available tools; Lore Context's tools should appear.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lore-context": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@lore-context/server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LORE_API_URL": "<your-lore-api-url>",
        "LORE_API_KEY": "<your-lore-api-key>",
        "LORE_MCP_TRANSPORT": "<your-lore-mcp-transport>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install Lore Context in Cursor

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Cursor. Lore Context will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Lore Context in Claude Desktop (macOS)

Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (macOS). Lore Context will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Lore Context in Claude Desktop (Windows)

Open %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart Claude Desktop (Windows). Lore Context will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

Install Lore Context in VS Code

Open Settings → Extensions → MCP in your editor, paste the snippet above into mcpServers, save, and restart VS Code. Lore Context will show up in the assistant's tool list on next launch.

npm package: @lore-context/server

Required environment variables

Lore Context needs the following environment variables set before it can run. Add them to the env block of your mcpServers entry, or export them in your shell before launching the client.

LORE_API_URL
LORE_API_KEY
LORE_MCP_TRANSPORT

Transport

Lore Context supports the following MCP transports. Most AI clients use stdio by default for locally-installed servers.

stdio

Other Model Context Protocol servers in the same space as Lore Context. Each one adds different capabilities to your AI assistant — pick based on the data sources or workflows you need.

Browse the full MCP server directory or use Stork's one-line install to let your agent pick the right server automatically.