IDE Integrations

Cognova uses MCP (Model Context Protocol) as its single integration layer. Every IDE and AI agent that supports MCP can connect to your workspace — no SDKs, no REST APIs, just one protocol endpoint.

How It Works

Your workspace exposes an MCP server at https://cognova.dev/mcp. Authenticate with an API key, and your client automatically discovers all available tools, resources, and capabilities.

Choose Your Setup

Plugin — Claude Code (recommended)

The Cognova plugin includes automated hooks that make your workspace proactive:

Memory recall — silently searches memories for project context on session start
Auto-remember — stores design decisions, patterns, and gotchas at end of turn
Duplicate guard — checks for existing tasks before creating new ones

/plugin marketplace add cognova-dev/cognova-skill
/plugin install cognova@cognova-dev

Then run /cognova to configure your API key. Full details: Claude Code Integration

Cross-Agent Skill — skills.sh

Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, and 40+ other agents. Installs the skill (instructions for the agent) but not hooks.

npx skills add cognova-dev/cognova-skill

MCP Direct — Any Client

For Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible client, configure the endpoint directly:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cognova": {
      "url": "https://cognova.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer cg_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

IDE-specific guides: Cursor Setup | Full MCP Reference

What You Get

Tools (19)

Category	Read (Free+)	Write (Starter+)
Tasks	list_tasks, get_task	create_task, update_task, complete_task
Projects	list_projects	create_project, update_project
Agents	list_agents	ask_agent (uses credits)
Memory	recall	remember
Knowledge	list_knowledge, get_knowledge	—
Secrets	list_secrets	get_secret, set_secret
Billing	get_balance	—
Docs	search_docs	—

All tools are prefixed with cognova_ (e.g., cognova_list_tasks).

Resources (5)

URI	Description
`cognova://tasks/active`	All non-completed tasks
`cognova://knowledge/{path}`	Knowledge file by virtual path
`cognova://agents/{agentId}`	Agent details with tools
`cognova://docs`	Documentation table of contents
`cognova://docs/{slug}`	Individual doc page

Access Levels

Level	Plans	Capabilities
Read	All plans (Free+)	List and search across all data
Write + Agent	Starter+ ($19/mo)	Create, update, delete, and invoke agents

Next Steps

Create an API key if you haven't already
Choose your setup above and connect
Start using cognova_* tools in your IDE