Does the MCP server need a running backend?

The `@formloom/mcp` stdio package proxies to the FormLoom HTTP API. You need network access; it's not fully offline.

MCP server

Glossary

A Model Context Protocol server that exposes tools AI coding agents can call to wire forms into a codebase.

Definition

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server exposes a set of tools over a standardized JSON-RPC interface that AI coding agents — like Cursor, Claude Code, or Windsurf — can call during code generation. FormLoom's MCP server exposes `get_snippet` (returns framework-correct, copy-paste code with a real provisioned key), `provision_endpoint`, `create_form`, `get_form`, and `list_submissions`.

Why it matters for form backends

When a developer asks an AI coding tool to 'add a contact form', the agent can call `get_snippet` and receive working code with a live endpoint already embedded — no documentation tab, no access-key hunt.

Example

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "formloom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@formloom/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Continue, and Zed all support MCP servers natively. Copilot Chat and v0 have partial support.

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