dovetail

The Dovetail MCP Server acts as a bridge between AI tools (like Claude or Cursor) and the Dovetail API, exposing a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that forwards requests to Dovetail. This enables AI tools to leverage Dovetail's capabilities via a standardized MCP interface. To use it, configure an MCP client with the provided server entry (dovetail-mcp) and supply your Dovetail API token so the server can authenticate with the Dovetail API. The configuration example shows how to point the MCP client at your local node script and set the DOVETAIL_API_TOKEN environment variable. Once configured, tools can send requests to the MCP server, which will route them to Dovetail and return responses.

Prerequisites:\n- Node.js 22 or higher\n- A Dovetail API token\n\nOption 1: Download Pre-built Script\n1. Download the latest index.js from the repository releases page.\n2. Place the file somewhere on your system and proceed to configuration.\n\nOption 2: Setup from Source\n1. Clone the repository:\n git clone https://github.com/dovetail/dovetail-mcp.git\n cd dovetail-mcp\n\n2. Install dependencies:\n yarn install\n\n3. Build the project:\n yarn build\n\n4. Locate and copy the dist/index.js filepath (this will copy the path to your clipboard for the configuration step):\n realpath dist/index.js | pbcopy\n\nConfigure the MCP client with the path to the built index.js and your token as shown in the configuration example. You can also use a pre-built index.js directly with minimal setup.

Notes:\n- Ensure Node.js version compatibility (Node.js 22+ as recommended).\n- Keep your Dovetail API token secure; do not commit it to source control.\n- If using the pre-built script, point the configuration to the downloaded index.js. If building from source, the dist/index.js path is what you configure.\n- The environment variable required for authentication is DOVETAIL_API_TOKEN. You can replace <YOUR_TOKEN> with your actual token in a secure manner.\n- Example configuration provided in the README should be adapted to your environment and MCP client (Claude, Cursor, etc.).