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AI Plugin (Recommended)

For

Claude Code, Codex, and Antigravity CLI. Includes the MCP server plus skills, agents, slash commands, and guardrails.## MCP Server

For

any other MCP-compatible AI— Cursor, Claude Web, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Antigravity IDE, Amp, OpenCode.## What you can do

Manage Resources

Create and configure GVCs, workloads, identities, and more

Deploy Applications

Build images and deploy applications across global locations

Query Infrastructure

Get real-time information about your Control Plane resources

Automate Workflows

Streamline DevOps tasks through conversational AI

Which path for which tool?

Claude Code

AI Plugin· MCP only

Codex

AI Plugin· MCP only

Antigravity CLI

AI Plugin· MCP only

Cursor

MCP Server

Claude Desktop

MCP Server

Claude Web

MCP Server

VS Code

MCP Server

Antigravity IDE

MCP Server

Amp

MCP Server

OpenCode

MCP Server

Other MCP clients

Any remote-MCP client

Sign in

Each tool triggers OAuth its own way — see your tool’s setup page for the specifics. Once your browser lands on Control Plane:## Best practices

Authorize only the orgs you need

Per-client consent lets you scope each AI tool to the smallest org set that makes sense for its job

Start with context

Always set your org and GVC context at the start of a conversation

Be specific

Provide specific values for resources (memory, CPU, replicas) when possible

Use tags

Add tags to resources for better organization and filtering

Recommended prompt structure

For the best results, structure your prompts with:- Context— Org and GVC - Action— What you want to do - Target— Which resource - Details— Specific configuration values

References

AI Plugin

Install guide and the full inventory of skills, agents, commands, and guardrails

MCP Server

Endpoint and the compatible-tools list

Tools Reference

Every tool the MCP server exposes, grouped by resource

Usage Examples

Practical prompts for common Control Plane workflows

AI Plugin on GitHub

Source, release notes, and contribution guide