# Install & connect

Source: https://docs.elnora.ai/docs/plugins/install
Last modified: 2026-09-08T22:35:25-06:00

> Connect Elnora to Claude Code, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, VS Code, Gemini CLI, or any MCP client.

Every integration connects to the same hosted MCP server —
`https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp` — so there is nothing to run or host yourself. Pick
your tool below.

  On first connect, your client opens a browser to authorize with **OAuth 2.1**.
  Prefer a key? See [Authentication](https://docs.elnora.ai/docs/get-started/authentication) to create one and send
  it as an `X-API-Key` (or `Authorization: Bearer`) header.

**Claude Code**

Install the plugin (recommended — it also adds skills and the `/elnora:protocol` command):

```bash
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/Elnora-AI/elnora-plugins.git
claude plugin install elnora@elnora-plugins
```

Or add just the MCP server:

```bash
claude mcp add elnora --transport http --scope user https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp
```

**Cursor**

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project (or your global Cursor config):

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elnora": {
      "url": "https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

To also install the skills, copy them into your project:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Elnora-AI/elnora-plugins.git
cp -r elnora-plugins/elnora/skills/* .cursor/skills/
```

**OpenAI Codex**

```bash
codex mcp add elnora -- https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp
```

**VS Code**

Add to `.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "elnora": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

**Gemini CLI**

Add Elnora to your Gemini CLI MCP settings:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elnora": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

**Any MCP client**

Elnora speaks the standard [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)
over Streamable HTTP. Point any compliant client at:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elnora": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.elnora.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Health check: `https://mcp.elnora.ai/health`.

## Verify the connection

Once connected, ask your assistant to list your tasks, or run the protocol
command in Claude Code:

```text
/elnora:protocol Optimize a HEK293 transfection protocol for higher yield
```

If the tools don't appear, confirm you authorized the connection and that your
account has an active organization. See the full tool catalog under
[MCP & integrations](https://docs.elnora.ai/docs/mcp).