> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://platform.bctrl.ai/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://platform.bctrl.ai/_mcp/server.

# Connect a Client

> Connect any MCP client — Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Goose, or OpenCode — to the hosted BCTRL MCP server.

The BCTRL MCP server is a hosted endpoint. Point any MCP client at it and approve access in the browser.

```text
https://api.bctrl.ai/mcp
```

Clients with native remote (Streamable HTTP) MCP support connect with the URL directly. Clients that only speak stdio — or that do not yet handle remote OAuth — bridge through `mcp-remote`, which runs the browser approval locally and forwards to the endpoint. Add it as a `command` (`npx`) with `args` (`-y mcp-remote <url>`):

```json
{
  "bctrl": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://api.bctrl.ai/mcp"]
  }
}
```

Place that entry under your tool's MCP servers key — `mcpServers`, `servers`, or `context_servers`, depending on the client.

For step-by-step setup for a specific client — Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Goose, or OpenCode — choose it from the sidebar. See also [Transports](/mcp/transports) and [Authentication](/mcp/auth).