> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nika.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Nika with Cherry Studio

> Add the read-only Nika oracle to Cherry Studio as a stdio MCP server. Wiring is manual (no wire target).

[Cherry Studio](https://github.com/CherryHQ/cherry-studio) configures MCP
servers in its settings UI — add Nika as a **stdio** server. The binary
comes first: `brew install supernovae-st/tap/nika`
([other paths](/getting-started/installation)).

Wiring is manual — `nika wire` has no Cherry Studio target. The three
fields, whichever form the settings take:

| Field   | Value   |
| ------- | ------- |
| type    | `stdio` |
| command | `nika`  |
| args    | `mcp`   |

Equivalently, where Cherry Studio accepts the JSON form:

```json theme={"system"}
{ "mcpServers": { "nika": { "command": "nika", "args": ["mcp"] } } }
```

## What you get

Validation, explanation, schema and cost answers for `.nika.yaml`
workflows — no execution, no mutation, by design
([the oracle's contract](/reference/mcp-server)). Running workflows stays
on the terminal, where the budget flags and traces live.

## Verify

Cherry Studio's MCP server list shows `nika` with the eight `nika_*`
tools. Then prove the loop end-to-end:
[integrate in 10 minutes](/integrations/quickstart).