Set up Sanity MCP in Claude Code
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1
Locate the config file
Claude Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/.claude.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
You can configure Sanity MCP using the CLI command or by editing the config file directly.
Option A: CLI command
bash
claude mcp add sanity-mcp -e SANITY_PROJECT_ID=YOUR_SANITY_PROJECT_ID -e SANITY_TOKEN=YOUR_SANITY_TOKEN -- npx -y @sanity/mcp-serverOption B: Config file
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sanity-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sanity/mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"SANITY_PROJECT_ID": "YOUR_SANITY_PROJECT_ID",
"SANITY_TOKEN": "YOUR_SANITY_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Sanity MCP requires the following environment variables:
SANITY_PROJECT_IDRequiredSanity project ID
SANITY_TOKENRequiredSanity API token with write access
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Code. Sanity MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 40 tools available.
This server adds approximately 20,600 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.