> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP clients

> Use Termyte search, context, task, resume, and handoff tools over stdio.

# Connect an MCP client

Termyte includes a local MCP server, but the public CLI does not currently include an installer or `mcp` command. Configure a client to run the built server entry from the installed package.

On macOS and Linux, use the built server file directly:

```json theme={null}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "termyte": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/termyte/dist/server/mcp/server.js"]
    }
  }
}
```

On Windows, use a small Node launcher because the current server file does not start when called directly by a Windows path:

```json theme={null}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "termyte": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "-e",
        "import(require('node:url').pathToFileURL(process.argv[1]).href).then(m => m.runMcpServer())",
        "C:\\absolute\\path\\to\\termyte\\dist\\server\\mcp\\server.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

The server uses stdio. It does not listen on a network port.

The npm package does not expose a `termyte-mcp` command. Point the client at the built server file inside the installed package.

On Windows, find the global package directory with:

```powershell theme={null}
npm root -g
```

On macOS or Linux, use the same command:

```bash theme={null}
npm root -g
```

Append `termyte/dist/server/mcp/server.js` to the returned directory. On Windows, use that full path as the last argument in the Windows example above.

MCP can search and inspect stored records, build context, record memory feedback, report health, and work with tasks and handoffs. It does not capture the MCP client's activity automatically.

See the [MCP reference](/reference/mcp) for the current tool names and fields.