get-mcp-keys is a lightweight utility designed to securely load API keys for Cursor MCP servers from your home directory, preventing accidental exposure in repositories. It reads your ~/.mcprc file, injects the keys as environment variables, and runs your MCP server commands with the secrets available, ensuring secure and seamless integration with AI coding assistants.
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Mar 19 2025
get-mcp-keys is a lightweight utility designed to securely load API keys for Cursor MCP servers from your home directory, preventing accidental exposure in repositories. It reads your ~/.mcprc file, injects the keys as environment variables, and runs your MCP server commands with the secrets available, ensuring secure and seamless integration with AI coding assistants.
Added on:
Created by:
Mar 19 2025
Stu Mason
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What is get-mcp-keys?
get-mcp-keys is a security-focused tool that helps developers manage MCP server API keys safely. By loading keys from a local, protected file (~/.mcprc), it prevents secrets from being committed to version control systems. This utility reads the configuration file, sets the environment variables accordingly, and executes the specified MCP server commands, such as FireCrawl or Brave Search, with the secrets loaded. Its primary advantage is maintaining security without sacrificing functionality, making it ideal for developers who work with AI tools and need to keep their API keys confidential. The tool supports any MCP server that requires environment variables, offering flexible and secure secret management.
Who will use get-mcp-keys?
- Developers using MCP servers
- Security-conscious developers
- AI and automation tool users
- DevOps engineers
- Anyone managing API keys for MCP servers
How to use the get-mcp-keys?
- Step 1: Create a ~/.mcprc file in your home directory.
- Step 2: Add your API keys to the ~/.mcprc file in key=value format.
- Step 3: Make the ~/.mcprc file readable only by you (chmod 600 ~/.mcprc).
- Step 4: Update your MCP server command to prepend 'npx @masonator/get-mcp-keys'.
- Step 5: Run your MCP server command, and get-mcp-keys will load and inject the secrets automatically.
get-mcp-keys's Core Features & Benefits
The Core Features
- Load API keys from local file (~/.mcprc)
- Inject environment variables for MCP commands
- Securely manage secrets without exposing in code or repositories
- Support for any MCP server requiring environment variables
The Benefits
- Enhanced security for API keys
- Prevents accidental secret exposure
- Seamless integration with existing workflows
- Easy setup and usage
get-mcp-keys's Main Use Cases & Applications
- Securing API keys in development environments
- Automating MCP server startups with secrets
- Managing multiple MCP keys securely
- Integrating with AI coding assistants without hardcoding secrets
FAQs of get-mcp-keys
Developer
- StuMason
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