32 pages for --config.
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Connect to external tools with MCP
Claude Code CLI · in the page
agent-sdk/mcp
…o execute_sql rejects writes args: ["-y", "@bytebase/dbhub", "--config", "dbhub.toml"] } }, allowedTools: ["mcp__postgres__execute_sql"] } })) { if (message.type === "result"…
Claude Code changelog
Claude Code CLI · in the page
changelog
…ues-stdin` * Added `<server>.<key>=<value>` to `claude plugin install --config`, so a bundled `.mcpb` MCP server's own settings can be set at install time and it starts without visiting `/plugin` → Co…
Claude apps gateway for Amazon Bedrock, Claude Platform on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry
Claude Code CLI · in the page
claude-apps-gateway
…Claude Code on a laptop runs the gateway server with `claude gateway --config gateway.yaml`. This page covers: * [Why Claude apps gateway](#why-claude-apps-gateway), what it adds over running your…
Claude apps gateway configuration
Claude Code CLI · in the page
claude-apps-gateway-config
…m. The gateway reads the file once, at startup, with `claude gateway --config /path/to/gateway.yaml`. Every option is validated against a schema at boot, so a malformed config fails at start with a f…
Claude apps gateway deployment and operations
Claude Code CLI · in the page
claude-apps-gateway-deploy
…such as `/tmp/.claude`. * **The container command**: `claude gateway --config /etc/claude/gateway.yaml`, with the config file mounted read-only and secrets supplied as environment variables; the gate…
CLI reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
cli-reference
…drock, Google Cloud's Agent Platform, or Microsoft Foundry. Requires `--config` pointing at a [`gateway.yaml`](/docs/en/claude-apps-gateway-config). Available in Claude Code v2.1.195 and later.…
Control MCP server access for your organization
Claude Code CLI · in the page
managed-mcp
…"command": "/usr/local/bin/company-mcp-server", "args": ["--config", "/etc/company/mcp-config.json"], "env": { "COMPANY_API_URL": "https://internal.example.com" } }…
Connect Claude Code to tools via MCP
Claude Code CLI · in the page
mcp
…"command": "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/servers/db-server", "args": ["--config", "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/config.json"], "env": { "DB_URL": "${DB_URL}" } } } } ``` Or inline i…
Plugin commands reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugins/cli-reference
…llation scope: `user`, `project`, or `local`. Defaults to `user` | | `--config <key=value>` | Set a [`userConfig`](/docs/en/plugins/manifest-reference) option the plugin's manifest declares. Repeat th…
Add components to a plugin
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugins/components
…tab and choose **Configure** * **At install, from the shell**: pass [`--config <server>.<key>=<value>`](/docs/en/plugins/cli-reference#plugin-install) to `claude plugin install`. Requires Claude Code…
Troubleshoot plugins
Claude Code CLI · in the page
plugins/troubleshooting
…in your shell**: never prompts for `userConfig` values. It saves any `--config KEY=VALUE` values you pass, and when options remain unset it prints `N userConfig options not yet set — run /plugin confi…
Customize sessions in self-hosted environments
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-configuration
…ommit.gpgsign=false also leaves these rescue commits # unsigned under --configure-git. # Repo-local credential.helper and pushurl still apply, and on a runner # before v2.1.280 so does core.sshCommand…
Deploy self-hosted environments to production
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-deploy
…proaches: * **Let the runner configure git**: start the runner with `--configure-git` to have it write the same identity and commit-signing config that Anthropic-hosted sessions use * **Ship git conf…
Self-hosted environments reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
self-hosted-environments-reference
…`](#prometheus-metrics). Requires Claude Code v2.1.248 or later. | | `--configure-git` | `SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_CONFIGURE_GIT=1` | off | At startup, write global git identity, enable Anthropic commit sig…
Command line settings
Claude Documentation · in the page
claude-science/command-line-settings
…tory you choose, so all your data directories share one sign-in. | | `--config` `<file>` | `~/.claude-science/config.toml` | The configuration file to read. | ## The login link When serve starts, it…
Configuration file reference
Claude Documentation · in the page
claude-science/configuration-file-reference
…es take effect after a restart. The `claude-science` command accepts `--config <file>` to read a different file for one run. On Windows, save the file as UTF-8 and write Windows paths inside it in si…
MCP Inspector
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector
…i, or --tui.` 2. **`-h` / `--help`.** Everything else (`--catalog`, `--config`, `--server-url`, `--transport`, `--method`, the OAuth flags) is defined by the *client*, not the launcher, and the clien…
CLI client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/cli
…transport http --method tools/list # From a file mcp-inspector --cli --config ./mcp.json --server myserver --method tools/list ``` When the server comes from a file, its per-server settings (headers…
Configuration and flags
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/configuration
…er and takes no mode flag. ## Choosing servers ### `--catalog` vs. `--config` The CLI and TUI resolve `--catalog` and `--config` through the same shared code, and the web client applies the same ru…
mcpdo connection client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/mcpdo
…# from the default catalog mcpdo connect my-server --config ./mcp.json # from a read-only config file mcpdo connect https://example.com/mcp # ad-hoc HTTP/SSE server mcpd…
Protocol eras
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/protocol-eras
…s: ```bash theme={null} node test-servers/build/server-composable.js --config test-servers/configs/<name>.json ``` The server prints its URL on stderr. If the config's port is already in use, it bin…
Recipes
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/recipes
…```bash theme={null} mcp-inspector node build/index.js -- --verbose --config /etc/myserver.conf ``` Put `--` before any arguments meant for your server. Without the separator, `--verbose` would be…
TUI client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/tui
…son # writable catalog, seeded empty if missing mcp-inspector --tui --config mcp.json # read-only session, errors if absent ``` With neither `--catalog` nor `--config`, and no [ad-hoc target](/d…
Web client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/web
…h>` | That file, seeded with the sample servers if missing | Yes | | `--config <path>` | That file, read-only (never written or seeded) | No | | `--server-url <url>` or a positional command | One ad-h…
MCP Inspector
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector
…i, or --tui.` 2. **`-h` / `--help`.** Everything else (`--catalog`, `--config`, `--server-url`, `--transport`, `--method`, the OAuth flags) is defined by the *client*, not the launcher, and the clien…
CLI client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/cli
…transport http --method tools/list # From a file mcp-inspector --cli --config ./mcp.json --server myserver --method tools/list ``` When the server comes from a file, its per-server settings (headers…
Configuration and flags
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/configuration
…er and takes no mode flag. ## Choosing servers ### `--catalog` vs. `--config` The CLI and TUI resolve `--catalog` and `--config` through the same shared code, and the web client applies the same ru…
mcpdo connection client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/mcpdo
…# from the default catalog mcpdo connect my-server --config ./mcp.json # from a read-only config file mcpdo connect https://example.com/mcp # ad-hoc HTTP/SSE server mcpd…
Protocol eras
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/protocol-eras
…s: ```bash theme={null} node test-servers/build/server-composable.js --config test-servers/configs/<name>.json ``` The server prints its URL on stderr. If the config's port is already in use, it bin…
Recipes
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/recipes
…```bash theme={null} mcp-inspector node build/index.js -- --verbose --config /etc/myserver.conf ``` Put `--` before any arguments meant for your server. Without the separator, `--verbose` would be…
TUI client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/tui
…son # writable catalog, seeded empty if missing mcp-inspector --tui --config mcp.json # read-only session, errors if absent ``` With neither `--catalog` nor `--config`, and no [ad-hoc target](/d…
Web client
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/draft/tools/inspector/web
…h>` | That file, seeded with the sample servers if missing | Yes | | `--config <path>` | That file, read-only (never written or seeded) | No | | `--server-url <url>` or a positional command | One ad-h…