<table> <tr> <td align="center" width="50%"><b>FRONT END WEB APP CURSOR IDE</b></td> <td align="center" width="50%"><b>BACK END API CURSOR
MCP Ide Bridge becomes available to MCP clients through the mcp ide bridge mcp server. FRONT END WEB APP CURSOR IDE BACK END API CURSOR IDE .
FRONT END WEB APP CURSOR IDE BACK END API CURSOR IDE
Non-IDE clients use the exact same MCP protocol as IDE clients. The only difference is how they provide their configuration:
Once connected, the assistant can call these 8 tools directly:
checkin_client — Register your presencesend_message_without_waiting — Fire & forget messagingget_messages — 📬 ESSENTIAL - Check for repliesget_my_identity — Get configuration helpget_active_sessions — View active connectionsOverview — Non-IDE clients use the exact same MCP protocol as IDE clients. The only difference is how they provide their configuration:Architecture — The Architecture tool exposed by this serverBenefits — The Benefits tool exposed by this serverThe server is distributed via PyPI as requests, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. MCP Ide Bridge sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — checkin_client, send_message_without_waiting, get_messages among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| checkin_client | Register your presence |
| send_message_without_waiting | Fire & forget messaging |
| get_messages | **📬 ESSENTIAL** - Check for replies |
| get_my_identity | Get configuration help |
| get_active_sessions | View active connections |
| Overview | Non-IDE clients use the **exact same MCP protocol** as IDE clients. The only difference is how they provide their configuration: |
| Architecture | The Architecture tool exposed by this server. |
| Benefits | The Benefits tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"ide-bridge": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["requests"]
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
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