Connect to Claude Code

Add the Lodestar MCP server to Claude Code using the `claude mcp add` command.

Adding the server

Claude Code supports adding MCP servers from the command line. Run the following, replacing the placeholder values with your actual endpoint and API key from Settings → Integrations → MCP Server.

bash

claude mcp add lodestar \
  --url https://mcp.getlodestar.ai \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LODESTAR_API_KEY"

https://mcp.getlodestar.ai is the planned endpoint — available at GA. Your actual endpoint and API key are provided in Lodestar during prerelease.

Verifying the connection

In a Claude Code session, try: "What's my context for today?" Claude Code will call context_resume or dashboard_today and return your current operating picture.

Typical use cases in Claude Code

Claude Code + Lodestar is particularly useful for developers who also manage client relationships or project communications. Common patterns: pull your action items to prioritise what to build next, retrieve email thread context for a feature request, log a timeline event when a feature ships.

Pull action items to plan the coding session
Retrieve email context for specs and requirements
Log completed milestones to the project timeline
Draft stakeholder update emails from the terminal