CloudeIDE — Claude Code MCP server: editor access for agents
An MCP server that hands your coding agent the editor's abilities: code edits, codebase understanding, file management.
claude mcp add --env CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> --env CLOUDEIDE_API_URL=<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL> --transport stdio cloudeide -- npx -y cloudeideWhat CloudeIDE does
CloudeIDE is a code editor with an AI agent inside it. This MCP server exposes the same abilities to an outside agent: editing code, making sense of a codebase, handling files, fixing bugs.
It runs as npx -y cloudeide over stdio. You need a CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN, and some setups also take a CLOUDEIDE_API_URL. No token means no authorization, so grab one from CloudeIDE first.
Setup differs per platform: Claude, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and Gemini CLI each get their own command or JSON block.
What it helps with
- edit project code from inside the agent chat
- get oriented in an unfamiliar codebase
- fix bugs without switching to the editor
- manage project files through the agent
Example prompts for the agent
- Connect the cloudeide MCP server and list the tools it exposes
- Walk me through this project's structure using cloudeide
- Find and fix the bug in the auth module with cloudeide
How to install CloudeIDE
Platform CLI
claude mcp add --env CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> --env CLOUDEIDE_API_URL=<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL> --transport stdio cloudeide -- npx -y cloudeideReplace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
codex mcp add cloudeide --env CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> --env CLOUDEIDE_API_URL=<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL> -- npx -y cloudeideReplace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"mcpServers": {
"cloudeide": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cloudeide"
],
"env": {
"CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN": "<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN>",
"CLOUDEIDE_API_URL": "<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Config file
{
"servers": {
"cloudeide": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"cloudeide"
],
"env": {
"CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN": "<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN>",
"CLOUDEIDE_API_URL": "<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL>"
}
}
}
}Replace <…> with your own values
Platform CLI
gemini mcp add -e CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> -e CLOUDEIDE_API_URL=<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL> cloudeide npx -y cloudeideReplace <…> with your own values
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about CloudeIDE
How do I install CloudeIDE in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add cloudeide -e CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> -- npx -y cloudeide. For a custom API endpoint, use the variant with --env CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN=<CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN> --env CLOUDEIDE_API_URL=<CLOUDEIDE_API_URL> --transport stdio.
What does CloudeIDE do?
It gives an agent access to the editor's abilities: code editing, codebase understanding, file management and bug fixing.
What does the server need to run?
A CLOUDEIDE_TOKEN, plus CLOUDEIDE_API_URL on some platforms. The server itself starts with npx -y cloudeide.
