Claude Code

Connect genart.dev to Claude Code (Anthropic's CLI agent) using the remote MCP plugin.

Prerequisites

• Claude Code installed
• An email address for authentication

Setup

1. Add the remote MCP server

Add the genart MCP server to your project or global configuration:

claude mcp add genart --transport http https://mcp.genart.dev/mcp

Or add it to .claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "genart": {
      "url": "https://mcp.genart.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

2. Authenticate

On first tool use, the server will send a passcode to your email. Enter it when prompted. Your session token persists for the duration of your Claude Code session.

3. Start creating

Create a workspace with two GLSL shader sketches exploring noise patterns

Tips

• Use /mcp in Claude Code to verify the server is connected
• All 33 MCP tools are available — see MCP Tools
• Claude Code can read and write .genart files directly from your filesystem
• Combine with save_sketch to persist sketches to disk

Desktop app auto-config

If you're using the Desktop App, it can configure Claude Code automatically. The desktop app writes the local MCP sidecar entry to ~/.claude.json on startup and removes it on quit. See CLI Agent Integration for details.

Other CLI agents

genart.dev also supports Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Kiro. The desktop app can auto-configure all of them — see CLI Agent Integration.