Install Arcade in any MCP client
Any client that speaks the Streamable HTTP transport can use Arcade tools, OpenCode included. This connection does not run plugin hooks and does not need Node.js. Add this as an :
https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/arcadeYour gets every on the gateway. Nothing else about how you use it changes.
One-click install
Cursor and VS Code can add the gateway without editing any config:
Both of those clients also load the full plugin, so use these only if you want the on their own. Install the agent plugin for the rest.
Sign in
Your client signs you in to Arcade when it first connects. When a task needs an app, your gives you a browser sign-in link for the required permissions. You may need to reconnect if the connection expires or a later task needs additional permissions. After you finish in the browser, return to your agent and continue the original task. Arcade does not resume it for you. See signing in for how the two layers fit together.
Try it
Ask your for an outcome rather than naming a . The first time a task needs an app you have not authorized, your agent hands you a link. After you approve it, return to your agent and continue the task, including steps that land in a different app.
See sample prompts on the main install page, or ask “What apps can Arcade use?”
Next steps
- Tools-only MCP server: what you give up by skipping the plugin
- Install the agent plugin: use the client-native install for Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Copilot CLI, Codex, or Claude Desktop
- Connect to MCP clients: point a client at a gateway you control, with your own list