Sidecar MCP Server: Install & Setup

Install Sidecar in Claude Code

Claude Code

claude mcp add sidecar -- npx -y mcp-sidecar

mcp.json (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sidecar": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-sidecar"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cross-platform MCP server for managing long-lived background processes from any MCP client

Yes, most likely. Open source and no paid account or API key is mentioned in the listing. Check the provider for current pricing.

Local. Runs on your machine (stdio). You install it with npx, uvx, Docker or from source.

Run: claude mcp add sidecar -- npx -y mcp-sidecar

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