claude code mcp client instructions

app/en/get-started/mcp-clients/_meta.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ const meta: MetaRecord = {
   "claude-desktop": {
     title: "Claude Desktop",
   },
+  "claude-code": {
+    title: "Claude Code",
+  },
   "visual-studio-code": {
     title: "Visual Studio Code",
   },

app/en/get-started/mcp-clients/claude-code/page.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Steps, Callout } from "nextra/components";
+import { SignupLink } from "@/app/_components/analytics";
+
+# Use Arcade in Claude Code
+
+<GuideOverview>
+<GuideOverview.Outcomes>
+
+Connect Claude Code to an Arcade MCP Gateway using the Arcade Headers authentication mode.
+
+</GuideOverview.Outcomes>
+
+<GuideOverview.Prerequisites>
+
+1. Create an <SignupLink linkLocation="docs:claude-code-client">Arcade account</SignupLink>
+2. Get an [Arcade API key](/get-started/setup/api-keys)
+3. Create an [Arcade MCP Gateway](/guides/mcp-gateways) and select the tools you want to use
+
+</GuideOverview.Prerequisites>
+</GuideOverview>
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  For Claude Code, we recommend setting your gateway auth mode to **Arcade Headers** so you
+  can authenticate via HTTP headers (no browser-based OAuth flow required).
+</Callout>
+
+<Steps>
+
+### Add your Arcade MCP Gateway
+
+Run the following to add your Arcade Gateway as a remote HTTP MCP server in Claude Code:
+
+```bash
+claude mcp add --transport http arcade "<YOUR_ARCADE_GATEWAY_URL>" \
+  --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_ARCADE_API_KEY>" \
+  --header "Arcade-User-ID: <YOUR_EMAIL>"
+```
+
+### Verify the server was added
+
+```bash
+claude mcp get arcade
+claude mcp list
+```
+
+### Try it out
+
+Open Claude Code in your project and ask it to use one of the tools from your gateway.
+
+</Steps>
+

app/en/get-started/mcp-clients/mcp-client-grid.tsx

@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ const mcpClients = [
     description: "Anthropic's desktop app for Claude with MCP integration",
     invertInLight: true,
   },
+  {
+    key: "claude-code",
+    name: "Claude Code",
+    description: "Anthropic's coding agent CLI with MCP support",
+    invertInLight: true,
+  },
   {
     key: "visual-studio-code",
     name: "Visual Studio Code",
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ const mcpClients = [
 const logoSrc = {
   cursor: "/images/icons/cursor.png",
   "claude-desktop": "/images/icons/claude.png",
+  "claude-code": "/images/icons/claude.png",
   "visual-studio-code": "/images/icons/vscode.svg",
   "copilot-studio": "/images/icons/microsoft-copilot-studio.png",
 };

public/_markdown/en/get-started/mcp-clients.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ You can connect [Arcade MCP servers](/resources/integrations.md) to \-compatible
 
 [![Cursor logo](/images/icons/cursor.png) Cursor AI-powered code editor with built-in MCP support](/guides/tool-calling/mcp-clients/cursor.md)
 [![Claude Desktop logo](/images/icons/claude.png) Claude Desktop Anthropic's desktop app for Claude with MCP integration](/guides/tool-calling/mcp-clients/claude-desktop.md)
+[![Claude logo](/images/icons/claude.png) Claude Code Anthropic's coding agent CLI with MCP support](/guides/tool-calling/mcp-clients/claude-code.md)
 [![Visual Studio Code logo](/images/icons/vscode.svg) Visual Studio Code Microsoft's code editor with MCP extensions](/guides/tool-calling/mcp-clients/visual-studio-code.md)
 [![Microsoft Copilot Studio logo](/images/icons/microsoft-copilot-studio.png) Microsoft Copilot Studio Microsoft's AI agent platform with MCP integration](/guides/tool-calling/mcp-clients/copilot-studio.md)
 

public/_markdown/en/get-started/mcp-clients/claude-code.md

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+title: "Use Arcade in Claude Code"
+description: "Arcade - AI platform for developers"
+---
+[MCP Clients](/en/get-started/mcp-clients.md)
+Claude Code
+
+# Use Arcade in Claude Code
+
+## Outcomes
+
+Connect Claude Code to an Arcade MCP Gateway using the Arcade Headers authentication mode.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+1.  Create an [Arcade](https://app.arcade.dev/register)
+
+2.  Get an [Arcade API key](/get-started/setup/api-keys.md)
+
+3.  Create an [Arcade MCP Gateway](/guides/mcp-gateways.md) and select the tools you want to use
+
+For Claude Code, we recommend setting your gateway auth mode to **Arcade Headers** so you can authenticate via HTTP headers (no browser-based OAuth flow required).
+
+### Add your Arcade MCP Gateway
+
+Run the following to add your Arcade Gateway as a remote HTTP MCP server in Claude Code:
+
+```bash
+claude mcp add --transport http arcade "<YOUR_ARCADE_GATEWAY_URL>" \
+  --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_ARCADE_API_KEY>" \
+  --header "Arcade-User-ID: <YOUR_EMAIL>"
+```
+
+### Verify the server was added
+
+```bash
+claude mcp get arcade
+claude mcp list
+```
+
+### Try it out
+
+Open Claude Code in your project and ask it to use one of the tools from your gateway.
+
+Last updated on February 11, 2026
+
+[Overview](/en/get-started/mcp-clients.md)
+[Cursor](/en/get-started/mcp-clients/cursor.md)