MCP Setup

Connect Rufusly to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI client. Once connected, your AI assistant has direct access to all 18 Rufusly tools.

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Step 1: Generate an API key

1. Go to MCP in the Rufusly sidebar
2. Click the Setup tab
3. Click New API key, give it a name, and copy the key. It is shown once only

API keys are prefixed with ruf_ and stored as SHA-256 hashes. If you lose one, delete it and generate a new one.

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Step 2: Add to your MCP client

Claude Desktop

Open or create ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json and add:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rufusly": {
      "url": "https://mcp.rufusly.ai",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ruf_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. You should see Rufusly tools appear in the tool picker.

Cursor

Add in Settings → MCP → Add Server:

json
{
  "rufusly": {
    "url": "https://mcp.rufusly.ai",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer ruf_your_key_here"
    }
  }
}

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Authentication

The MCP server supports two auth methods:

All plans including the free tier can generate API keys.

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Rate limits

MCP requests share your account's credit pool. Listing rewrites cost 1 listing credit per call. Image generation costs 1 image credit per call. Data tools (SP-API) have no credit cost but are gated by your SP-API connection.

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MCP server URL

https://mcp.rufusly.ai