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Use this guide when an external agent harness or AI IDE needs to call Sidecar through MCP.
This is not the Agent Console MCP setup. To give Sidecar agents access to an external MCP server, see Connect an MCP server.

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1. Create a token

  1. In the Sidecar app, navigate to the Users tab.
  2. Click the Tokens tab.
  3. Click Create Token.
  4. Enter a name for the token.
  5. Set the expiration (1–365 days, or leave empty for no expiration).
  6. Click Create.
The token is only visible once. Copy it and store it in a safe place.

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2. Connect to your AI client

  1. Click the Add to Cursor button in the Sidecar app. This will auto-fill the required parameters.
  2. Click Install in Cursor to complete the setup.