Connect MCP Clients to GibsonAI

The GibsonAI MCP Server allows you to connect various Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatible AI tools to GibsonAI.

This guide covers the setup for the following MCP Clients:

• Cursor
• Windsurf
• Claude Desktop
• VS Code + GitHub Copilot Setup
• Cline (VS Code Extension)

Prerequisites

• A GibsonAI account.
• UV installed.

Authentication

You'll need to ensure you're logged in to the Gibson CLI before the MCP server will work.

uvx --from gibson-cli@latest gibson auth login

Cursor Setup

1. Go to Cursor → Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP Tools.
2. Click New MCP Server.
3. Update the configuration to include the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gibson": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "gibson-cli@latest", "gibson", "mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf Setup

1. Go to Windsurf → Settings → Windsurf Settings → Cascade.
2. Click Add server in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers section.
3. In the modal, click Add custom server.
4. Update the configuration to include the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gibson": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "gibson-cli@latest", "gibson", "mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

5. Open the Cascade chat and, if necessary, refresh the MCP servers.

Claude Desktop Setup

1. Go to Claude → Settings → Developer.
2. Click Edit Config.
3. Open the claude_desktop_config.json file.
4. Update the configuration to include the following:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gibson": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "gibson-cli@latest", "gibson", "mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code Setup

claude mcp add gibson -- uvx --from gibson-cli@latest gibson mcp run

claude mcp get gibson

gibson:
  Scope: Local (private to you in this project)
  Type: stdio
  Command: uvx
  Args: --from gibson-cli@latest gibson mcp run
  Environment:

To remove this server, run: claude mcp remove "gibson" -s local

VS Code + GitHub Copilot Setup

1. Create or open the .vscode/mcp.json file.
2. Update the configuration to include the following:

{
  "inputs": [],
  "servers": {
    "gibson": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "gibson-cli@latest", "gibson", "mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

See the official GitHub Copilot MCP docs for more information.

Cline (VS Code Extension) Setup

1. Open Cline in VS Code:
   Go to Sidebar → Cline icon.

2. To configure MCP Servers in Cline, you need to modify the cline_mcp_settings.json file. Click the MCP Servers icon → go to Installed → click Configure MCP Servers to open the configuration file.

3. Add the following gibson server entry inside the mcpServers object:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gibson": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "gibson-cli@latest", "gibson", "mcp", "run"]
    }
  }
}

See the Claude Desktop MCP docs for more information.