Installation
You'll need a Roboflow API key. Get yours at https://app.roboflow.com/settings/api.
Claude Code
Run this command in your terminal (replace YOUR_ROBOFLOW_API_KEY with your actual key):
claude mcp add -s user roboflow \
--transport http https://mcp.roboflow.com/mcp \
--header "x-api-key: YOUR_ROBOFLOW_API_KEY" \
--header "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream"
Claude Desktop
In Claude Desktop: Your Avatar → Settings → Developer → Edit Config
Add this to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"roboflow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.roboflow.com/mcp",
"--header",
"x-api-key:YOUR_ROBOFLOW_API_KEY"
]
}
}
}
Codex
Add this to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.roboflow]
url = "https://mcp.roboflow.com/mcp"
[mcp_servers.roboflow.http_headers]
x-api-key = "YOUR_ROBOFLOW_API_KEY"
Accept = "application/json, text/event-stream"
Cursor
Add this to Cursor’s MCP config (~/.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"roboflow": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.roboflow.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "YOUR_ROBOFLOW_API_KEY",
"Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream"
}
}
}
}
For AI agents
A short, LLM-friendly summary of this server lives at
/llms.txt
following the llms.txt convention.