> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cognite.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding Industrial MCP to an AI tool

> Step-by-step guide to copy the Industrial MCP configuration from the Flows workspace and add the server to an AI tool that supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Add Industrial MCP when you build apps or agents in an AI tool that supports the [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io). The tool can then use the same [query, time series, and document tools](/cdf/atlas_ai/references/atlas_ai_agent_tools) that Atlas AI agents use and query the industrial knowledge graph in Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) under your permissions. Connect once from the <span translate="no">Data fusion</span> or <span translate="no">Atlas AI</span> workspace instead of building a custom integration for each agent.

<Info>
  This is **not** the documentation MCP server. To connect an IDE to Cognite documentation, see [Connecting your IDE to Cognite documentation](/dev/guides/ide_ai_integration).
</Info>

## Before you start

* A CDF user account for the project you want the agent to query. The Industrial MCP uses the permissions of the user who uses it. See [Sign in to CDF](/cdf/sign-in).
* By default, the agent uses the data scope from the calling user's selected [location](/cdf/locations).
* An MCP-compatible AI tool, for example, Cursor or Claude.

## Add Industrial MCP

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Data fusion or Atlas AI workspace">
    [Sign in to CDF](/cdf/sign-in) and open one of the workspaces.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Industrial MCP">
    In the lower left of the sidebar, select <span class="ui-element">Cognite Industrial MCP</span>.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the configuration for your tool">
    Select your AI tool, then copy its JSON configuration.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the server in Cursor or Claude">
    Follow the instructions in the tool's documentation to add the server.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the server is listed">
    Open the list of MCP servers in your tool.

    <Check>
      Industrial MCP is listed and enabled. You can ask the tool a question about industrial data in your CDF project.
    </Check>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Related information

* [Connecting your IDE to Cognite documentation](/dev/guides/ide_ai_integration)
* [Agent tools library](/cdf/atlas_ai/references/atlas_ai_agent_tools)
* [Call agents with API or SDK](/cdf/atlas_ai/guides/atlas_ai_agent_api_sdk)
* [Building Atlas AI agents](/cdf/atlas_ai/)
* [Integrating AI agents with Flows](/cdf/flows/guides/ai_agent_integration)