> ## 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.

# Per-client MCP wiring

> One stanza, every client: Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Zed, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Continue, Cline, Aider — deep-linkable per tool.

Every MCP-capable client wires the same read-only oracle
([what it exposes](/reference/mcp-server)) with the same two fields —
`command: nika` · `args: [mcp]`. This page is one anchor per client, so
directory listings can deep-link straight to their tool.

For **cursor · vscode · windsurf · claude · codex** the wiring is one
command (idempotent, writes the right file):

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire <client>     # or: nika wire all
```

And in every case, `nika init` first — the agent-teaching surface
(`AGENTS.md`, rules, the repo skill) is what makes the oracle useful.

## Cursor

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire cursor
```

Writes the `nika` server into `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. The repo side
(`.cursor/rules/nika.mdc`, auto-attached on `*.nika.yaml`) comes from
`nika init`. The VS Code extension also installs into Cursor via OpenVSX.

## Claude Code

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire claude          # MCP oracle
claude plugin marketplace add supernovae-st/nika-agents
claude plugin install nika@nika        # authoring skill + oracle as a plugin
```

## Codex

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire codex
codex plugin marketplace add supernovae-st/nika-agents
codex plugin add nika@nika
```

## VS Code / Copilot

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire vscode
```

`nika init` also writes `.github/copilot-instructions.md` and the
`.vscode/settings.json` schema mapping (validation + completion in any
YAML-aware editor).

## Zed

Settings → `context_servers`:

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

## Gemini CLI

`~/.gemini/settings.json`:

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

## Windsurf

```sh theme={"system"}
nika wire windsurf
```

## OpenCode

Native `AGENTS.md` + repo-skill discovery — see the dedicated
[OpenCode page](/integrations/opencode).

## Hermes

Tap-installable delegation skill + `mcp_servers` stanza — see the dedicated
[Hermes page](/integrations/hermes).

## Continue

`~/.continue/config.yaml`:

```yaml theme={"system"}
mcpServers:
  - name: nika
    command: nika
    args: [mcp]
```

## Cline

MCP settings (`cline_mcp_settings.json`):

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

## Aider

Aider reads repo conventions rather than MCP: `nika init`'s `AGENTS.md`
covers it (add `CONVENTIONS.md: AGENTS.md` to `.aider.conf.yml` if you keep
conventions elsewhere). The check loop is the same:
`nika check <file>` after every edit.

## Verify (any client)

Ask the agent to list its tools — the eight `nika_*` names should appear.
Then prove the loop end-to-end:
[integrate in 10 minutes](/integrations/quickstart).

> Client config formats move fast. The stable contract is the stanza
> (`nika` + `mcp`) and the oracle's read-only surface; when a client's
> config path changes, only this page's anchor needs the touch-up.