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claude mcp add chef -e 'KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK=<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK>' -- npx -y kitchen-pass-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"chef": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kitchen-pass-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK": "<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.chef]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "kitchen-pass-mcp"]
env = { KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK = "<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"chef": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kitchen-pass-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK": "<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"chef": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"kitchen-pass-mcp"
],
"env": {
"KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK": "<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<KITCHEN_PASS_NETWORK> (base (real USDC) or base-sepolia (test USDC)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
KITCHEN_PASS_PAYER_KEY_FILE (Absolute path to your own wallet key file (mode 600); without it the server only quotes), KITCHEN_PASS_MAX_SPEND_PER_SESSION (USD cap per session, default 0.10, at most 1), KITCHEN_PASS_MAX_SPEND_PER_DAY (USD cap per day, default 0.50, at most 5).
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