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sextant

io.github.hulagerushikesh/sextant · v0.10.0

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Terminal
claude mcp add sextant -e SEXTANT_FOLDER=<SEXTANT_FOLDER> -- uvx sextant-kb==0.10.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sextant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "sextant-kb==0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEXTANT_FOLDER": "<SEXTANT_FOLDER>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sextant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "sextant-kb==0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEXTANT_FOLDER": "<SEXTANT_FOLDER>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sextant": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "sextant-kb==0.10.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SEXTANT_FOLDER": "<SEXTANT_FOLDER>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

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Environment variables

NameDescription
SEXTANT_FOLDER
Optional
A folder of documents to index on start and keep in step with, e.g. ~/Documents

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published15 Nov 2026
Last updated15 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.hulagerushikesh/sextant

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