xAI MCP Server

#!/bin/bash set -e # xAI MCP Server Installer # Installs the xAI MCP server and configures Claude Code REPO="joemccann/xai-mcp-server" INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.xai-mcp-server" # Colors RED='\033[0;31m' GREEN='\033[0;32m' YELLOW='\033[1;33m' BLUE='\033[0;34m' NC='\033[0m' # No Color echo -e "${BLUE}" echo "╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗" echo "║ xAI MCP Server Installer ║" echo "╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝" echo -e "${NC}" # Check for Node.js if ! command -v node &> /dev/null; then echo -e "${RED}Error: Node.js is not installed.${NC}" echo "Please install Node.js 18+ from https://nodejs.org" exit 1 fi NODE_VERSION=$(node -v | cut -d'v' -f2 | cut -d'.' -f1) if [ "$NODE_VERSION" -lt 18 ]; then echo -e "${RED}Error: Node.js 18+ required. Found: $(node -v)${NC}" exit 1 fi # Get absolute path to node (important for nvm users) NODE_PATH=$(which node) echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Node.js $(node -v) detected at $NODE_PATH" # Check for git if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then echo -e "${RED}Error: git is not installed.${NC}" exit 1 fi # Check for claude CLI if ! command -v claude &> /dev/null; then echo -e "${RED}Error: Claude Code CLI is not installed.${NC}" echo "Please install Claude Code from: https://claude.ai/download" exit 1 fi echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Claude Code CLI detected" # Clone or update repository if [ -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Updating existing installation..." cd "$INSTALL_DIR" git pull origin main else echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Cloning repository..." git clone "https://github.com/$REPO.git" "$INSTALL_DIR" cd "$INSTALL_DIR" fi # Install dependencies and build echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Installing dependencies..." npm install --silent echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Building TypeScript..." npm run build if [ ! -f "$INSTALL_DIR/dist/index.js" ]; then echo -e "${RED}Error: Build failed. dist/index.js not found.${NC}" exit 1 fi echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Build complete" # Get API key echo "" echo -e "${BLUE}xAI API Key Setup${NC}" echo "Get your API key from: https://x.ai/api" echo "" if [ -t 0 ]; then read -p "Enter your xAI API key (or press Enter to skip): " API_KEY else API_KEY="" fi if [ -z "$API_KEY" ]; then API_KEY="xai-your-api-key-here" echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠${NC} Skipped. You'll need to add your API key later." fi # Configure Claude Code MCP server echo "" echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Configuring Claude Code MCP server..." # Remove existing xai server if present claude mcp remove xai 2>/dev/null || true # Add the MCP server using the CLI claude mcp add xai -e "XAI_API_KEY=$API_KEY" -- "$NODE_PATH" "$INSTALL_DIR/dist/index.js" echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} MCP server configured" # Install skill file echo -e "${YELLOW}→${NC} Installing xai-grok skill..." mkdir -p "$HOME/.claude/skills/xai-grok" cp "$INSTALL_DIR/skill/SKILL.md" "$HOME/.claude/skills/xai-grok/SKILL.md" echo -e "${GREEN}✓${NC} Skill installed" # Done echo "" echo -e "${GREEN}╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗${NC}" echo -e "${GREEN}║ Installation Complete! ║${NC}" echo -e "${GREEN}╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝${NC}" echo "" echo "Installed to: $INSTALL_DIR" echo "Skill: ~/.claude/skills/xai-grok/" echo "" echo -e "${BLUE}Next steps:${NC}" echo "1. Restart Claude Code" echo "2. Run: claude mcp list (to verify xai is connected)" echo "3. Try: \"Using grok imagine, generate a sunset over mountains\"" echo "" if [ "$API_KEY" = "xai-your-api-key-here" ]; then echo -e "${YELLOW}Remember to update your API key:${NC}" echo " claude mcp remove xai" echo " claude mcp add xai -e XAI_API_KEY=your-key -- $NODE_PATH $INSTALL_DIR/dist/index.js" echo "" fi