# ref-tools-mcp

> ref-tools-mcp, an MCP server by ref.tools, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Token-efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.

- Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ref-tools-mcp
- Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ref-tools-mcp.md (~450 tokens)
- Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ref-tools-mcp.min.md (~380 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts)
- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ref-tools-mcp.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json)
- Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt)
- API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json
- Updated: 2026-10-04

# ref-tools-mcp

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by ref.tools (https://ref.tools)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under ref.tools, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain. It's in real use: 1,175 GitHub stars.
- What the official MCP registry says: Token-efficient search for coding agents over public and private documentation.

## Facts

- MCP registry: `tools.ref/ref-tools-mcp` 3.0.1
- Endpoint: https://api.ref.tools/mcp (streamable HTTP)
- Source: https://github.com/ref-tools/ref-tools-mcp
- GitHub stars: 1,175
- Registry entry updated: 2025-10-28

## Tools

- Tools: the endpoint asks for credentials before listing them (checked 2026-10-04 22:25 UTC)

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ref-tools-mcp.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming