Hi!
Does anyone know how to use environment variables within the .bob/mcp.json file?
I've been testing with the format

postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@<db_hostname_etc>

but it doesn't expand them.

Thanks,

Santiago

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Santiago Cardoso Geller
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Hi Santiago,

Here's the correct syntax for using env variables in the mcp.json file: ${env:VARIABLE_NAME}.

Make sure to set your env's before starting Bob also.

Here's an example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres",
        "postgresql://${env:DB_USER}:${env:DB_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/your_database"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Hope that helps!

Libby