Environment Variables

PriceMinder MCP Server supports the following environment variable configuration.

stdio Mode Environment Variables

Applicable to local stdio mode (uvx sentinel-mcp-server):

Variable	Description	Default Value
SENTINEL_API_BASE	Sentinel REST API address	https://priceminder.online/api/v1
SENTINEL_TOKEN	User authentication Token (required)	—
SENTINEL_TIMEOUT	HTTP request timeout (seconds)	30

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The token is obtained from the Chrome extension settings page, or created via the POST /auth/init API endpoint.

HTTP Hosted Mode Environment Variables

Applicable to self-hosted HTTP mode deployment (see Deployment Guide):

Variable	Description	Default Value
SENTINEL_API_BASE	Backend API address	https://priceminder.online/shopee
SENTINEL_MCP_INTERNAL_KEY	Internal communication key	sentinel-mcp-internal-2026
SENTINEL_TOKEN	Required only in stdio mode	—
MCP_MODE	Running mode	http
MCP_HOST	Listening address	0.0.0.0
MCP_PORT	Listening port	8020
LOG_LEVEL	Log level	info

Configuration Examples

stdio Mode (Client Configuration)

Set the env field in your AI client's MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sentinel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["sentinel-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "SENTINEL_API_BASE": "https://priceminder.online/api/v1",
        "SENTINEL_TOKEN": "your-token",
        "SENTINEL_TIMEOUT": "30"
      }
    }
  }
}

HTTP Mode (Docker / systemd)

docker run -d \
  --name sentinel-mcp \
  -p 127.0.0.1:8020:8020 \
  -e SENTINEL_API_BASE=https://priceminder.online/shopee \
  -e SENTINEL_MCP_INTERNAL_KEY=sentinel-mcp-internal-2026 \
  -e MCP_MODE=http \
  -e MCP_HOST=0.0.0.0 \
  -e MCP_PORT=8020 \
  -e LOG_LEVEL=info \
  sentinel-mcp