Client guides

Install MCP servers in your client

pharos install writes the config file your client already reads. Pick a client for the exact command, the file it changes, and what to check after.

CursorOne command writes ~/.cursor/mcp.json and logs the change.Claude Desktopstdio servers land in claude_desktop_config.json, per-OS paths handled.Claude CodeUser-scope installs write ~/.claude.json, WSL2 included.VS CodeWrites the GitHub Copilot MCP config in mcpServers format.

Other supported clients

Pharos supports 16 clients in total. The other 12 take the same --client flow with their own id: generic, cline, opencode, hermes, windsurf, gemini, amazonq, roo-code, codex, grok, zed, and aider. Run pharos config list-clients to see every client id with its config path, or read the CLI page for the full command reference.

Get the Pharos CLI

Every guide on this page runs on the pharos CLI. Install it with:

curl -fsSL https://getpharos.dev/install | sh

The full command reference, including every flag pharos install accepts, is on the CLI page.