> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sidecardata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Give agents MCP access

> Grant registered MCP servers to agents and select the servers each job can use

Register an MCP server once, grant it to an agent, and then choose whether each job can use it.

If the server is not registered yet, follow [Connect an MCP server](/integrations/mcp-servers/connect-an-mcp-server).

## Grant a server to an agent

1. In Sidecar, select **Agents**.
2. Open the agent that needs the server.
3. Click **Settings**.
4. Under **Scope → Connected tools**, select the MCP server.

Changes save automatically. A status dot shows the server's latest known health.

<Frame caption="Selecting a server under Connected tools grants it to the agent.">
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The grant sets the maximum MCP access for that agent. Jobs cannot enable a server that the agent has not been granted.

<Warning>
  Removing a grant also removes that server from the agent's job selections and
  tool-permission exceptions.
</Warning>

## Select servers for a job

1. Open the agent's job.
2. Find **MCP servers**.
3. Leave all granted servers enabled, or clear the servers this job should not use.

By default, a job uses all MCP servers currently granted to its agent. This includes servers granted later. Once you create an explicit selection, the job uses only that saved subset.

<Frame caption="A job can enable any MCP server granted to its agent.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/sidecardatainc/73rR_9_1tURjMaYe/images/agent-console/setup/job-mcp-selection.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=73rR_9_1tURjMaYe&q=85&s=911b1dda2dcf1682ec8c3273e426354b" alt="Builder job with Snowflake enabled in the MCP servers section and Autonomous tool permissions" width="1230" height="700" data-path="images/agent-console/setup/job-mcp-selection.png" />
</Frame>

## Configure approvals for an MCP server

MCP permissions apply to the entire server rather than individual discovered tools.

Under **Tool permissions**:

* **Autonomous** lets gateable tools run automatically. Add an MCP server as an exception when that server should pause for approval.
* **Supervised** pauses gateable tools for Account Admin approval. Add an MCP server as an exception when that server may run automatically.

Core repository tools remain available in either mode. See [Runs and approvals](/products/agent-console/jobs/runs-and-approvals#approvals) for the approval flow.

## Slack runs

A Slack run can use every MCP server granted to the selected agent. It uses the permissions under the agent's **Settings → Run defaults**, not a job's MCP selection or permissions.