fix: correct Claude Code and Cursor MCP install steps#46
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| "type": "http", | ||
| "url": "https://api.whitepages.com/mcp", | ||
| "headers": { | ||
| "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" |
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This header is not correct - it is case sensitive
https://api.whitepages.com/docs/documentation/making-your-first-request#add-your-api-key
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it is not case sensitive, I confirmed this myself, but I will fix it here to be consistent.
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| "WHITEPAGES_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" | ||
| "url": "https://api.whitepages.com/mcp", | ||
| "headers": { | ||
| "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" |
The Claude Code tab shipped a CLI command missing its transport and URL (it errored on run) and an unnecessary mcp-remote stdio bridge in both the Claude Code and Cursor JSON configs. Both clients support remote HTTP servers with custom headers natively. Replace with the working one-liner and native http configs, and soften the restart note to the in-session /mcp reconnect. Claude Desktop and Zed keep mcp-remote — they require the bridge.
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Summary
The MCP setup page shipped install instructions that don't work for Claude Code and route Cursor through an unnecessary bridge. The Claude Code CLI command was missing its transport and URL (it errors on run), and both the Claude Code and Cursor JSON configs used an
npx mcp-remotestdio bridge — but both clients support remote HTTP servers with custom headers natively.Changes
content/docs/documentation/mcp/index.mdx— Claude Code tab: replace the brokenclaude mcp add whitepages --scope userwith the workingclaude mcp add --transport http whitepages https://api.whitepages.com/mcp --header "x-api-key: …" --scope user, and themcp-remoteJSON with a native{type: http, url, headers}config.mcp-remotebridge with a native{url, headers}config./mcpreconnect (full restart only needed when hand-editing the JSON).mcp-remotestdio bridge.The
x-api-keyheader config stays correct under the upcoming anonymous + bring-your-own-key MCP model, so this won't need re-touching.