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Connect MCP in a minute

Give your AI editor real tools with the Model Context Protocol. A one-minute setup to wire MCP servers and route them through your single TDSPRO key.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets your AI assistant use real tools — read files, search the web, query a database — through a standard interface. Pair it with TDSPRO and one key powers both the model and the workflow.

The idea in one breath

Your editor (the MCP client) launches small MCP servers. Each server exposes tools the model can call. You declare them in a tiny JSON config — that is the whole setup.

Step 1 — add the config

Most clients read an mcpServers block. Here is a minimal example with a filesystem and a fetch tool:

mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "."]
    },
    "fetch": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"]
    }
  }
}

Do not want to hand-write this? The Starter Kit ships a ready MCP pack and a one-click installer for popular editors.

Step 2 — point the model at TDSPRO

In the same client, set the OpenAI-compatible base URL and your key. Now the model behind your tools is any of TDSPRO’s — pick by alias:

settings (OpenAI-compatible)
Base URL:  https://api.tdspro.lol/v1
API Key:   sk-hub-your-key-here
Model:     smart   # or fast / code / vision / chat

Step 3 — verify it works

  1. 1Restart your editor so it picks up the config.
  2. 2Ask the assistant to “list files in the current folder”.
  3. 3If it calls the filesystem tool, MCP is live. 🎉

MCP servers run with your permissions. Only add servers you trust, and scope filesystem access to the project folder — not your whole home directory.


Skip the setup

The Starter Kit installs MCP servers for you and includes prompt recipes that use them.

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