MCP Configuration Examples

Before You Start

Create an API key from the dashboard Keys tab. Header-capable clients use the raw ac_live_... key. Claude custom connectors use the signed Claude connector URL from the same Keys tab.

Claude Custom Connector

Copy the Claude connector URL from the dashboard, then add it in Claude through Customize > Connectors > Add custom connector. Name the connector agentcentral.

https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp/connect/<signed-token>

Use the signed connector URL for this flow. The Claude custom connector UI does not accept a separate Authorization header.

Claude Code

Set your key once, then add the remote HTTP MCP server from any Claude Code session.

export AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY="ac_live_..."

claude mcp add --transport http agentcentral https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer ${AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY}"

Add --scope project to share the server through the repository's .mcp.json, or --scope user for your local Claude Code profile.

JSON form:

claude mcp add-json agentcentral '{
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer ${AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY}"
  }
}'

Cursor

For repository scope, save this as .cursor/mcp.json. For user scope, save it as ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentcentral": {
      "url": "https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor or reload the MCP server list after saving the file.

Header-Capable Clients

Most MCP clients use an mcpServers object with a remote URL and request headers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentcentral": {
      "url": "https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Custom Agent

If your agent owns its MCP client layer, store the endpoint and header in your agent configuration and inject the API key from a secret manager or environment variable.

{
  "name": "agentcentral",
  "transport": "http",
  "url": "https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer ${AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY}"
  },
  "capabilities": {
    "tools": true,
    "resources": true
  }
}

Use https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp for normal bearer auth. Reserve /mcp/connect/<signed-token> for Claude custom connectors.