Configure groundcover's MCP Server

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)

• API Key

OAuth (recommended)

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.

🧘 Pro tip: You can copy a ready-to-go command from the UI. Go to the sidebar → Click your profile picture → "Connect to our MCP"

The tenant's UUID and your time zone will be auto-filled.

Please make sure to have node installed (to use npx)

Using npx (local proxy)

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groundcover": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]",
        "https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp",
        "54278",
        "--header",
        "X-Timezone:<IANA_TIMEZONE>",
        "--header",
        "X-Tenant-UUID:<TENANT_UUID>",
        "--header",
        "X-Backend-Id:<BACKEND_ID>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add groundcover npx -- -y [email protected] https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp 54278 --header X-Timezone:<IANA_TIMEZONE> --header X-Tenant-UUID:<TENANT_UUID> --header X-Backend-Id:<BACKEND_ID>

Remote server (no npx)

For clients that connect to the MCP server directly as a remote endpoint (e.g. Claude Web), pass your tenant UUID and backend ID as query parameters on the URL:

https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp?xTenantUUID=<TENANT_UUID>&xBackendId=<BACKEND_ID>

API Key

If your agent doesn't support OAuth, or if you want to connect a service account, this is the way to go.

Prerequisites

1. Service‑account API key – create one or use an existing API Key. Learn more at groundcover API keys.

2. Your local time zone (IANA format, for example America/New_York or Asia/Jerusalem). See how to find it below.

Configuration Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groundcover": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.groundcover.com/api/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}",
        "--header", "X-Tenant-UUID:${TENANT_UUID}",
        "--header", "X-Backend-Id:${BACKEND_ID}",
        "--header", "X-Timezone:${TIMEZONE}"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer <your_token>",
        "TENANT_UUID": "<your_tenant_uuid>",
        "BACKEND_ID": "<your_backend_id>",
        "TIMEZONE": "<your_timezone>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Request Parameters

Every MCP connection requires a tenant UUID and backend ID to route requests to the correct workspace.

Parameter	npx (local proxy)	Remote server	API Key
Tenant UUID	Header (X-Tenant-UUID)	Query param (xTenantUUID)	Header (X-Tenant-UUID)
Backend ID	Header (X-Backend-Id)	Query param (xBackendId)	Header (X-Backend-Id)
Timezone	Header (X-Timezone)	Header (X-Timezone)	Header (X-Timezone)

Where to find your tenant UUID and backend ID

• Go to the sidebar → Click your profile picture → "Connect to our MCP". Both values are pre-filled.

• Alternatively: Settings → Access → API Keys tab.

How to find your time zone

OS	Command
macOS	sudo systemsetup -gettimezone
Linux	timedatectl grep "Time zone"
Windows PowerShell	Get-TimeZone

Client‑specific Guides

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:

• Instructions for Claude Desktop

• Instructions for Claude Web

• Instructions for Cursor

• Instructions for Windsurf

• Instructions for VS Code