---
title: {Extension Name} Extension
description: Add {Extension Name} MCP Server as a goose Extension
---

<!-- You can use the "Add MCP Server" recipe from the Recipe Cookbook to create a draft tutorial -->

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
import YouTubeShortEmbed from '@site/src/components/YouTubeShortEmbed';
import CLIExtensionInstructions from '@site/src/components/CLIExtensionInstructions';
import GooseDesktopInstaller from '@site/src/components/GooseDesktopInstaller';
import GooseBuiltinInstaller from '@site/src/components/GooseBuiltinInstaller';


<YouTubeShortEmbed videoUrl="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID" />


This tutorial covers how to add the [{Extension Name} MCP Server](/) as a goose extension to enable ________________.

:::tip TLDR
<Tabs groupId="interface">
  <TabItem value="ui" label="goose Desktop" default>
  [Launch the installer]({goose_url})
  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="cli" label="goose CLI">
  **Command**
  ```sh
  {command}
  ```
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>
  **Environment Variable**
  ```
  {env_var}: <ENV_VALUE>
  ```
:::

## Configuration

:::info
Note that you'll need [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed on your system to run this command, as it uses `npx`.
:::

:::info
Note that you'll need [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/#installation) installed on your system to run this command, as it uses `uvx`.
:::

<Tabs groupId="interface">
  <TabItem value="ui" label="goose Desktop" default>

    <!-- For built-in extensions -->
    <GooseBuiltinInstaller
      extensionName="{Extension Name}"
      description="{Extension description}"
      extensionId="{extension_id}"
    />

    <!-- For external STDIO MCP servers (npx, uvx, git, etc.) -->
    <GooseDesktopInstaller
      extensionId="{extension_id}"
      extensionName="{Extension Name}"
      description="{Extension description}"
      type="stdio"
      command="npx"
      args={["-y", "@package/name"]}
      timeout={300}
      envVars={[
        { name: "API_KEY", label: "Description or placeholder value" }
      ]}
      apiKeyLink="https://example.com/api-keys"
      apiKeyLinkText="Service Access Token"
    />

    <!-- For HTTP MCP servers -->
    <GooseDesktopInstaller
      extensionId="{extension_id}"
      extensionName="{Extension Name}"
      description="{Extension description}"
      type="http"
      url="https://example-server.com/mcp"
      envVars={[                                    // also used for http request headers
        { name: "SOME_KEY", label: "Description or placeholder value" }
      ]}
      apiKeyLink="https://example.com/api-keys"
      apiKeyLinkText="Service Access Token"
    />

  </TabItem>
  <TabItem value="cli" label="goose CLI">

    <!-- For external STDIO MCP servers (npx, uvx, git, etc.) -->
    <CLIExtensionInstructions
      name="{Extension Name}"
      description="{Extension description}"
      type="stdio"
      command="{full command with args}"
      timeout={300}
      envVars={[
        { key: "API_KEY", value: "▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪" }
      ]}
      infoNote={
        <>
          Get your API key from 
          <a href="https://example.com/api-keys" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
            example.com
          </a> and paste it in.
        </>
      }
    />

    <!-- For HTTP MCP servers -->
    <CLIExtensionInstructions
      name="{Extension Name}"
      description="{Extension description}"
      type="http"
      url="https://example-server.com/mcp"
      timeout={300}
      envVars={[                                    // also used for http request headers
        { key: "API_KEY", value: "▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪" }
      ]}
      infoNote={
        <>
          Get your API key from{" "}
          <a href="https://example.com/api-keys" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
            example.com
          </a>.
        </>
      }
    />
    
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Example Usage

{describe any environment setup, access controls, and what you want to accomplish.}

### goose Prompt

> _exact prompt_


### goose Output

:::note Desktop

{exact output}

:::