Call tools from MCP clients

HTTP transport (default)

uv run server.py http

For HTTP transport, view your server’s API docs at http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs .

stdio transport (for Claude Desktop)

uv run server.py stdio

Cursor IDE

arcade configure cursor --from-local

VS Code

arcade configure vscode --from-local

Claude Desktop

arcade configure claude --from-local

Other MCP Clients

If your MCP client is not supported by the arcade configure command, you can manually add the MCP server to your client’s configuration file. First, determine the transport type.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my_server": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
      "transport": "http"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my_server": {
      "command": "arcade",
      "args": ["mcp", "stdio"],
      "cwd": "/path/to/your/project"
    }
  }
}