Configure groundcover's MCP Server
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Set up your agent to talk to groundcover’s MCP server. Use OAuth for a quick login, or an API key for service accounts.
The MCP server supports two methods:
OAuth (Recommended for IDEs)
OAuth is the default if your agent supports it.
To get started, add the config below to your MCP client. Once you run it, your browser will open and prompt you to log in with your groundcover credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"groundcover": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp",
"54278",
"--header",
"X-Timezone:<IANA_TIMEZONE>",
"--header",
"X-Tenant-Uuid:<TENANT_UUID>"
]
}
}
}If your agent doesn’t support OAuth, or if you want to connect a service account, this is the way to go.
Service‑account API key – create one or use an existing API Key. Learn more at groundcover API keys.
Your local time zone (IANA format, for example America/New_York or Asia/Jerusalem). See how to find it below.
Parameters
AUTH_HEADER – your groundcover API key.
TIMEZONE – your time zone in IANA format.
{
"mcpServers": {
"groundcover": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp",
"--header", "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}",
"--header", "X-Timezone:${TIMEZONE}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <your_token>",
"TIMEZONE": "<your_timezone>"
}
}
}
}If you're using a multi-backend setup (OAuth or API Key), just add the following header to the args list:
"--header", "X-Backend-Id:<BACKEND_ID>"First, grab your backend ID (it’s basically the name):
Open Data Explorer in groundcover.
Click the Backend picker (top‑right) and copy the backend’s name.
macOS
sudo systemsetup -gettimezone
Linux
timedatectl grep "Time zone"
Windows PowerShell
Get-TimeZone
Depending on your client, you can usually set up the MCP server through the UI - or just ask the client to add it for you. Here are quick links for common tools:
