> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xano.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Xano MCP Server
> Learn how to use the Xano MCP Server with an MCP client to build your entire backend with AI
The Metadata API and MCP Server are experimental and under active development. Using them with AI or automation tools may result in data loss, corruption, or deletion. Do not use in production without full safeguards and backups.
The Xano MCP Server is a collection of tools that you can connect to using your favorite MCP client of choice, to chat with your Xano backend. The MCP server has a great number of tools available to help you build and manage your workspace with AI. Here are just a few examples:
* Create database tables and update table schema
* Generate sample data
* Build APIs, custom functions, background tasks, AI agents, and any other type of logic or workflow
* Gather the OpenAPI spec for your workspace to assist with frontend development
A list of all the tools available in the Xano MCP Server
### Using the Xano MCP Server
Access Tokens are used for authentication when connecting to the Xano MCP server. Head to your [instance selection screen](https://app.xano.com/instance) and click the⚙️ icon next to your instance.
Choose Metadata API & MCP Server, and click Manage Access Tokens.
Click New Access Token.
Give your access token a name, and select the scopes you need. Click Create at the bottom of the panel. You can read more about the scopes in our [Token Scopes Reference](/xano-features/metadata-api/token-scopes-reference).
You'll only be shown your token once, so make sure to copy it and store it in a safe place.
Right now, we recommend using VS Code over other clients. We're working to improve the experience across the board, but in our testing, VS Code has performed the best while using the Xano MCP Server with the ChatGPT 4o model.
You can add an MCP server to a specific project, or to your user configuration to make it available across all projects.
MCP Servers in VS Code require access to Copilot.
### Specific Project Configuration (recommended)
You'll be asked for the URL to connect to your server, which you can find in the MCP Server panel in your instance settings. Use the `streaming` URL.
Then, give VS Code a name for your server.
You'll need to manually add the authentication information for the MCP server. You'll need the access token you generated earlier.
Add a comma after `type`, and then on a new line, add `"headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer token_here"}`.
Save the file.
You can now use the Xano MCP Server in VS Code.
For more details on connecting to MCP servers in VS Code, see the [VS Code MCP Server documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/mcp-servers).
```json theme={null}
"": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://your-instance-url.xano.io/x2/mcp/meta/mcp/sse",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_TOKEN}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_TOKEN": "Bearer "
}
}
```
Make sure Agent mode is selected.
You'll now be able to use the Xano MCP server in Cursor.
```json theme={null}
"xano": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://your-instance-url.xano.io/x2/mcp/meta/mcp/sse",
"--header",
"Authorization:${AUTH_TOKEN}"
],
"env": {
"AUTH_TOKEN": "Bearer "
}
}
```
You can now use the Xano MCP Server in Windsurf.
