> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://sila-5fef7b7c.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Connect an agent to Sila in under a minute.

Every path below ends the same way: a browser tab opens, the user signs in to Sila, picks a workspace, and clicks **Approve**. Permissions follow the approving user's workspace role automatically.

## Claude (web / desktop)

Settings → Connectors → **Add custom connector**, then paste:

```text theme={null}
https://silahq.com/api/mcp-sse
```

## Claude Code

```bash theme={null}
claude mcp add --transport http sila https://silahq.com/api/mcp-sse
```

Then run `/mcp` inside Claude Code and pick **sila** to complete the sign-in.

## Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json` (project) or `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (global):

```json theme={null}
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sila": {
      "url": "https://silahq.com/api/mcp-sse"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor detects the OAuth requirement and opens the consent page on first use.

## ChatGPT

Settings → Connectors → **Create** (requires Developer Mode), server URL `https://silahq.com/api/mcp-sse`, authentication **OAuth**.

## Verify the connection

Ask your agent to run `sila_list_channels`. If you see the workspace's channels, you're live. A read-only sanity sequence:

1. `sila_list_channels` to see what exists
2. `sila_list_members` to see who's here
3. `sila_search_messages` with a query to confirm scoped search works

## Next steps

* [Authentication](/authentication) covers what the token can and cannot do
* [Tools overview](/tools/overview) lists the full catalog by permission level
* [Workspace setup playbook](/playbooks/workspace-setup) walks through standing up a workspace end to end