Idle9 MCP MCP server

Provides an official MCP server for Idle9, allowing AI agents to manage persistent Linux environments. Agents can create, wake, and sleep computers, run shell commands, read and write files, install packages, and manage checkpoints to ensure state persists across sessions.

Endpoint and access

OAuth sign-in: the first time you connect, your client opens the vendor's own authorization prompt in a browser.

OAuth sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-05Operated by Idle9

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://mcp.idle9.com

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Create and manage persistent Linux environments
Run shell commands and install software
Read and write files on remote machines
Manage checkpoints for state restoration

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http idle9-mcp https://mcp.idle9.com

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add idle9-mcp --url https://mcp.idle9.com

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable idle9-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idle9-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.idle9.com"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idle9-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://mcp.idle9.com",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start idle9-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "idle9-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.idle9.com"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http idle9-mcp https://mcp.idle9.com

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idle9-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.idle9.com"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "idle9-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.idle9.com"
    }
  }
}

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