Use the MCP server from a client

SdV Cloud exposes an MCP server so AI agents can manage your projects, service containers, and deployments on your behalf.

Generate an API token from Settings → API Tokens:
- Give it a name (e.g. Claude Code).
- Select the organization the token should act within — this can’t be changed later.
- Select the abilities it needs (e.g. deployments.read to let it check deployment status, deployments.write to let it trigger deployments).
- Click Generate token and copy the value shown — it’s only displayed once.
Add the server to your client, using the server URL and the token as a bearer header. For example, with Claude Code:
Terminal window
```
claude mcp add --transport http sdv-cloud http://localhost/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer <your-api-token>"
```
Ask the assistant to list your projects, inspect a service, or trigger a deployment — it can only act within the organization and abilities the token was scoped to.

See the MCP server reference for setup instructions for other clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code), the full list of tools and prompts, and how ability scoping works.