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Connect Claude Code

ReadyTerminal · VS Code · JetBrains · about 1 min

One command connects every project. The terminal, the VS Code and Cursor extension and the JetBrains plugin all read the same config.

You need an Openpane API key. The API keys page makes one for Claude Code and fills it into every step. Here, the steps show YOUR_API_KEY where it goes.

Make a key for Claude Code

Set it up fromTerminalVS Code · CursorJetBrainsTeam project

Terminal

  1. Add Openpane

    Run it in any terminal. --scope user makes Openpane available in every project.

    TerminalmacOS · Linux · Windows
    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user openpane https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

  2. Check it

    Openpane should show as connected.

    Terminalcheck
    claude mcp list

  3. Try it

    Start claude and ask:

    Prompttry it
    Make me an Openpane pane with a React counter app.
What you'll see · schematic
Terminal
$ claude mcp list
Checking MCP server health…
openpane: https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp (HTTP) - ✔ Connected

VS Code · Cursor

  1. Open the Claude Code panel

    Click the Spark icon in the editor toolbar, or ✻ Claude Code in the status bar. Not installed? Search the Extensions view for Claude Code.

  2. Add Openpane

    Type /mcp in the panel and add a server with these details (Claude Code 2.1.261 or later). Or run the command from the Terminal tab in the integrated terminal: the extension and the CLI share one config.

    Nameopenpane
    TransportHTTP
    URLhttps://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp
    HeaderAuthorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

  3. Check it

    Start a new conversation and type /mcp: Openpane shows as connected.

What you'll see · schematic
CLAUDE CODE
MCP servers● openpane user · 7 tools
/mcp
✻ Claude Code

JetBrains

  1. Install the plugin

    Claude Code [Beta] from the JetBrains Marketplace runs the Claude Code CLI inside the IDE, so the CLI needs to be installed too.

  2. Add Openpane

    In the IDE's terminal (Alt+F12, or ⌥F12 on a Mac):

    TerminalmacOS · Linux · Windows
    claude mcp add --transport http --scope user openpane https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

  3. Check it

    Run claude, then type /mcp.

What you'll see · schematic
Terminal
$ claude mcp list
Checking MCP server health…
openpane: https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp (HTTP) - ✔ Connected

Team project

  1. Commit .mcp.json

    Everyone who opens the repository gets Openpane. Claude Code asks each person once to approve it.

    .mcp.jsonrepository root
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "openpane": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${OPENPANE_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

  2. Each person sets their own key

    Terminaladd to your profile
    export OPENPANE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

  3. Check it

    Openpane should show as connected.

    Terminalcheck
    claude mcp list
What you'll see · schematic
Terminal
$ claude mcp list
Checking MCP server health…
openpane: https://openpane.oblaidish.com/api/mcp (HTTP) - ✔ Connected

Your first pane

It answers with a link to a private pane, which opens in any browser where you're signed in to Openpane. To show it to others, see Sharing. Claude Code now has Openpane's seven tools, to create, update, list, delete and share panes: the MCP server reference lists them.

Connect Claude Code to Openpane · Openpane docs