Installation

The PREQSTATION MCP server enables coding agents to interact with the task management API. Install for your platform below.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+ installed
• PREQSTATION API URL and bearer token (from /api-keys page in projects-manager)

Environment Variables

Set these before registering the MCP server:

export PREQSTATION_API_URL="https://your-preqstation-domain.vercel.app"
export PREQSTATION_TOKEN="preq_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Optional fallback engine (only needed if client auto-detection is unavailable):

export PREQSTATION_ENGINE="claude-code"  # or codex, gemini-cli

Claude Code

Register the PREQSTATION MCP server with environment variables:

Install

claude mcp add -s user \
  --env='PREQSTATION_API_URL=https://<your-domain>' \
  --env='PREQSTATION_TOKEN=preq_xxxxx' \
  preqstation -- \
  node /Users/kendrick/projects/preqstation-skill/scripts/preqstation-mcp-server.mjs

Update

If already registered, remove and re-add:

claude mcp remove -s user preqstation

Then run the install command above.

Verify

claude mcp list
claude mcp get preqstation

Codex CLI

Register the PREQSTATION MCP server:

Install

codex mcp add preqstation \
  --env='PREQSTATION_API_URL=https://<your-domain>' \
  --env='PREQSTATION_TOKEN=preq_xxxxx' \
  -- node /Users/kendrick/projects/preqstation-skill/scripts/preqstation-mcp-server.mjs

Update

If already registered, remove and re-add:

codex mcp remove preqstation

Then run the install command above.

Verify

codex mcp list
codex mcp get preqstation

Gemini CLI

Gemini uses environment variables directly. Set them in your shell:

export PREQSTATION_API_URL="https://your-preqstation-domain.vercel.app"
export PREQSTATION_TOKEN="preq_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Then invoke Gemini with access to these variables. MCP server setup not required for Gemini CLI.

JSON Configuration Example

If you need to manually configure the MCP server in settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "preqstation": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/preqstation-skill/scripts/preqstation-mcp-server.mjs"],
      "env": {
        "PREQSTATION_API_URL": "https://your-preqstation-domain.vercel.app",
        "PREQSTATION_TOKEN": "preq_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Note

Replace /ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/preqstation-skill with the actual installation path. Relative paths will not work.

Troubleshooting

MCP server fails to start:

• Verify Node.js is installed: node --version
• Check the script path is absolute
• Confirm PREQSTATION_API_URL is valid (should start with https://)

Connection errors:

• Verify token format (should start with preq_)
• Test connectivity: curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $PREQSTATION_TOKEN" "$PREQSTATION_API_URL/api/health"

Token rejected:

• Generate a new token from projects-manager /api-keys page
• Ensure token has not expired