Bring your own agentConnect your agent.Install the CLI once, then point any AI client at your pod over MCP. The tools are ambient — your agent knows your second brain on every session, and every write is governed.
1Install the CLI
npm install -g @synap-core/cli
2Point it at your pod
synap login
Authenticates the CLI to your sovereign pod (self-hosted or managed).
3Connect your client
Terminal & IDE agents
Claude Code · Cursor · Codex · Windsurf · Zed · VS CodeOne command writes the client's MCP config and provisions a dedicated agent key.
synap mcp connect claude-code
Desktop & stdio clients
Claude DesktopSame command — for clients without native HTTP it wires the mcp-remote bridge automatically.
synap mcp connect claude-desktop
Web AI & UI clients
ChatGPT connectors · claude.ai · anything you configure by handCan't write a config file? Print a ready-to-paste URL + key to drop into the client's connector UI.
synap mcp url
Check it works any time: synap mcp verify
Every clientThe exact command for each supported client. They all resolve to the same governed MCP server on your pod.
Claude Code
synap mcp connect claude-code
Cursor
synap mcp connect cursor
Claude Desktop
synap mcp connect claude-desktop
Windsurf
synap mcp connect windsurf
VS Code
synap mcp connect vscode
Zed
synap mcp connect zed
Codex
synap mcp connect codex
OpenCode
synap mcp connect opencode
Goose
synap mcp connect goose
ChatGPT / UI
synap mcp url --client chatgpt
Don't see your client? Any MCP-compatible tool works — synap mcp url prints a generic config.
Prefer the full desktop experience?The Synap desktop app gives your agent a second brain with a screen.