Environment Variables

The MCP server reads these from your local environment - set them in your MCP client config under the env block. All are optional unless noted.

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MCP Server Variables

Variable	Required	Purpose
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	no	Use your own Anthropic key for the CLI agent. Without it, calls proxy through the Noelclaw platform automatically
BANKR_API_KEY	no	Use Bankr LLM gateway (Claude + Grok via single API) for the CLI agent instead of Anthropic direct
ANTHROPIC_MODEL	no	Override model for the CLI agent (default: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001)
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY	for deep_research, web_search	Required for deep_research and web_search; optional for web_scrape (falls back to basic fetch)
TRIGGER_SECRET_KEY	for schedule_research	Required for autonomous scheduled monitors
ALCHEMY_API_KEY	no	Faster swap quotes and Base mainnet balance lookups
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	no	Your Telegram bot token - for monitor and automation notifications
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	no	Your Telegram chat ID for delivery
GITHUB_TOKEN	no	GitHub personal access token - required for private repos and higher API rate limits. Public repos work without it

Telegram is only needed if you want push notifications outside your AI client. If you use Noelclaw through Claude, Cursor, Hermes, or Aeon, you already get all results inline.

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How to Set Them

Claude Code

claude mcp add noelclaw -s user -- npx -y -p @noelclaw/mcp@3.43.1 noelclaw-mcp

Then edit ~/.claude.json to add env vars under the server entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noelclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "-p", "@noelclaw/mcp@3.43.1", "noelclaw-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-...",
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "your-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "noelclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "-p", "@noelclaw/mcp@3.43.1", "noelclaw-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "sk-ant-...",
        "MINIMAX_API_KEY": "your-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Hermes

mcp_servers:
  noelclaw:
    command: npx
    args:
      - "-y"
      - "-p"
      - "@noelclaw/mcp@3.43.1"
      - "noelclaw-mcp"
    env:
      MINIMAX_API_KEY: your-key
    timeout: 30
    connect_timeout: 10

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Which Variables Do You Actually Need?

For most users, no variables are required - all 121 tools work out of the box:

• A local wallet auto-generates at ~/.noelclaw/wallet.json on first use
• Market data, vault, memory, swarm, MiroShark - no keys needed
• base_mcp_swap, base_mcp_send, rh_mcp_swap - just need a funded local wallet

Add keys only if you want:

• Your own Anthropic account for the CLI agent → ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
• Bankr/Grok-3 for the CLI agent → BANKR_API_KEY
• Telegram notifications → TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN + TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID
• GitHub private repos + higher rate limits → GITHUB_TOKEN