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kai mcp-server

Added in v0.9.0

Start the MCP server (stdio transport).

Usage

kai mcp-server [OPTIONS]
Option Description
--profile, -p Profile to operate on (default: active)
--allow, -a Allowed tiers (default: read)

Tiers

Value Includes Description
read read Query-only tools
write read + write Read and create/modify
destructive read + write + destructive All tools

Examples

# Read-only access to the work profile
kai mcp-server --profile work

# Read and write access
kai mcp-server -p work -a read,write

# Full access (includes delete, archive, CLI execution)
kai mcp-server -p work -a destructive

Client Configuration

See MCP Server for configuration examples for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor.