Configure Claude Code

Configure Endor with Claude Code to access instant development environments directly from your terminal. Claude Code supports both global and project-scoped MCP configurations.

Setup

Configure Endor in Claude Code

1
Install Endor CLI on your system:
Terminal window
```
npm install -g @endorhq/cli
```
For detailed instructions, see the Setup guide
2

Install Claude Code
3
Add MCP server using the command line:
Terminal window
```
claude mcp add endor -- endor mcp
```
Use the --allow-net flag if you want to grant access to public networks. More information on Networking.
Terminal window
```
claude mcp add endor -- endor mcp --allow-net
```

For project-scoped configuration, create .mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "endor": {
      "command": "endor",
      "args": ["mcp"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

5

Check MCP server status with /mcp command in Claude Code

Security

For security, Claude Code will prompt for approval before using project-scoped servers from .mcp.json files. This ensures you maintain control over which MCP servers can access your project.

Usage

Once configured, you can ask Claude Code to:

Start database services for your development work
Create isolated testing environments
Manage services without complex local configuration

Use natural language like “start a PostgreSQL database for this project” or “spin up a Redis instance for caching tests.”