define_variable — Basis MCP Tool
define_variable
(define variable) is one of 26 tools on the
Basis
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call define_variable from your client
- Claude Code Basis define_variable run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop Basis define_variable ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor Basis define_variable ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code Basis define_variable .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed Basis define_variable ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf Basis define_variable ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline Basis define_variable ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI Basis define_variable ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok Basis define_variable .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT Basis define_variable Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai Basis define_variable Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain Basis define_variable pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://api.basis1.tech/mcpOther tools on this server
- parse_workbook
- submit_job
- stream_job
- diff_workbooks
- evaluate_formula
- create_session
- close_session
- list_sessions
- add_sheet
- rename_sheet
- delete_sheet
- set_inputs
- set_calc_settings
- get_outputs
- delete_variable
- inspect_model
- export_workbook
- recalc_workbook
- get_formula_range
- commit_session
- restore_session
- trace_dependencies
- audit_workbook
- save_to_library
- list_library_files
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 14 November 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.