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H2ogpte — Model Context Protocol server
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H2OGPTe MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that prifor the H2OGPTe project. The server is just a local proxy forwarding traffic to REST API endpoints of H2OGPTe executed as commnad.
Installation
From Pypi
pip install h2ogpte-mcp-server
From Github
# Clone git repository
git clone https://github.com/h2oai/h2ogpte-mcp-server.git
# Use the latest release version
git checkout $(git describe --tags)
make setup
make build
# The command will install h2ogpte-mcp-server to the current python environment
make install
Usage
Environment Variables
- H2OGPTE_API_KEY - (required) H2OGPTe access key. See documentation on how to get the key.
- H2OGPTE_SERVER_URL - The url of H2OGPTe server. Default value is https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai.
- H2OGPTE_ALL_ENDPOINTS_AS_TOOLS - A boolean flag, specifing whether all REST API endpoints should be represented as MCP tools. If disabled, GET endpoints will be represented as resources. Default value is
true. - H2OGPTE_ENDPOINT_SET - A set of REST API endpoints that will be used for MCP tools or resources. The default value is
all_without_async_ingest. Possible values:all- All REST API endpoints on the H2OGPTe serverall_without_async_ingest- All endpoints without asynchronous ingestion endpoints. These endpoints start and returns a job. E.g.:create_ingest_upload_jobbasic- A mininal set of endpoints for chatting with collections and ingesting new documents.custom- A set of endpoints defined by the user. If chossen, theH2OGPTE_CUSTOM_ENDPOINT_SET_FILEvariable must be set.
- H2OGPTE_CUSTOM_ENDPOINT_SET_FILE - A path to file with the list of REST API endpoints. Each endpoint name must be an a separate line. The name of the endpoint is the
operationIdattribute in REST API spec file (e.g.: https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api-spec.yaml) - H2OGPTE_CUSTOM_OPENAPI_SPEC_FILE - A path to OpenAPI spec file in YAML format describing REST API of the H2OGPTe server. If not specified, the file is obtained from the H2OGPTe server itself. This environement variable should be used only for debugging purposes.
Example Configuration
An example MCP server configuration for MCP clients. E.g.: Cursor, Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"h2ogpte-mcp-server": {
"command": "h2ogpte-mcp-server",
"env": {
"H2OGPTE_API_KEY": "sk-...",
"H2OGPTE_SERVER_URL": "https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai",
"H2OGPTE_ALL_ENDPOINTS_AS_TOOLS": "true"
}
}
}
}
Installing H2ogpte
This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.
▸ github.com/h2oai/h2ogpte-mcp-serverFAQ
Is H2ogpte MCP free?
Yes, H2ogpte MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.
Does H2ogpte need an API key?
No, H2ogpte runs without API keys or environment variables.
Is H2ogpte hosted or self-hosted?
Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.
How do I install H2ogpte in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?
Open H2ogpte on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.
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