Connect Claude (and Cursor, Windsurf) via MCP

Wire Claude Desktop, Claude.ai web, Cursor, or Windsurf to Instadash with the hosted MCP server. Seven tools, OAuth flow, no API key paste.

#mcp#claude#config

What it builds

✓A connected MCP client in under 30 seconds
✓Seven tools available to the agent: push, read, list, schema, versions, edits, mesh search
✓Hosted OAuth — no key paste in client config
✓Stdio variant for Claude Desktop documented alongside

The key step

The hosted MCP server at https://mcp.instadash.io exposes Instadash to any MCP-aware client over Streamable HTTP. For Claude Desktop, drop the JSON below into claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instadash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["instadash-mcp"],
      "env": { "INSTADASH_KEY": "sk_..." }
    }
  }
}

For Claude.ai web, Cursor, or Windsurf, paste https://mcp.instadash.io into the client's MCP server URL field — the OAuth handshake redirects to instadash.io to mint a session-scoped key, so you never paste raw credentials into a client config.

note ▸

This is the core of the recipe. The full file (including setup, error handling, and the surrounding scaffolding) lives in the GitHub folder linked below — clone or copy it directly.

Run it

bash⎘ copy

git clone https://github.com/instadashio/instadash-recipes
cd instadash-recipes/claude-mcp-instadash
(none — paste a URL in your client)
cp .env.example .env       # fill in your keys
https://mcp.instadash.io