Dovetail Mcp

Dovetail MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for connecting AI tools to the Dovetail API.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22 or higher (download Node from nodejs.org)
• A Dovetail API token (see Dovetail API Documentation for details on obtaining one)

Installation

Option 1: Download Pre-built Script

1. Download the latest index.js here
2. Head over to [configuration](#configuration) to continue

Option 2: Setup from Source

1. Clone the repository:

``bash git clone https://github.com/dovetail/dovetail-mcp.git cd dovetail-mcp ``

1. Install dependencies:

``bash yarn install ``

1. Build the project:

``bash yarn build ``

1. Locate and copy the dist/index.js filepath (this will copy the path to your clipboard for the configuration step):

``bash realpath dist/index.js | pbcopy ``

Configuration

We recommend setting this up in an MCP client like Claude or Cursor by entering the following: >Claude: Please see the MCP website for step by step instructions

>Cursor: Navigate to Settings → Tools & Integrations → Add Custom MCP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dovetail-mcp": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [""],
      "env": {
        "DOVETAIL_API_TOKEN": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: dovetail
• Source: dovetail/dovetail-mcp
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.