Clerk MCP server for Claude, Codex and Cursor

What your AI apps can do with Clerk

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Clerk MCP tools

21 tools, taken from the publisher's documentation on 29 October 2026. The server decides what it offers and can add or rename tools at any time; after you connect, Toolstile shows the current list.

Tool	What it does
`whoami`	Show the signed-in user, selected workspace and granted permissions
`list_applications`	List applications, including each instance's publishable key
`get_application`	Inspect a single application
`create_application`	Create a new application
`get_instance_config`	Read an instance's configuration
`get_instance_config_schema`	Read the instance configuration schema
`patch_instance_config`	Partially update instance configuration, with dry-run preview
`put_instance_config`	Fully replace instance configuration, with dry-run preview
`list_users`	Search an instance's users with filters
`create_user`	Add a user to an instance
`list_domains`	List domains and the DNS records they require
`get_domain_status`	Check whether a domain is verified
`check_domain_dns`	Request a new DNS check for a domain
`get_deploy_oauth_providers`	Get the OAuth providers to configure for a production deploy
`create_production_instance`	Create a production instance from development; irreversible, needs confirm
`set_oauth_provider_credentials`	Set production OAuth provider credentials
`list_application_feedback`	Read feedback agents reported through your own MCP server
`submit_feedback`	Send problems and documentation gaps to the Clerk team
`get_more_tools`	Tell Clerk about a task no existing tool can handle
`clerk_sdk_snippet`	Return a code snippet for a feature or a common setup bundle
`list_clerk_sdk_snippets`	List available SDK snippets and bundles

Suggested access for each AI app

The documentation this list comes from doesn't mark Clerk's tools as read-only or destructive. Read each tool's description and decide per app before allowing it.

Coding agent in Claude Code or Cursor. Allow the read tools so the agent can look things up without stopping, and require approval for tools that change shared data.

Chat or research app in Claude Desktop. Allow reading and searching. Allow writes only where you want the app to act for you.

Unattended agent, such as a scheduled Codex job. No one is watching the session, so keep it narrow: allow what the job needs, require approval for changes and block the rest.

Blocked tools are removed from the tool list an app sees, so it won't try them. Because rules apply per app, the same Clerk connection can be broad in one app and read-only in another, and the credential stays in Toolstile instead of each app's config file.

How it works with Toolstile

Connect once. Add Clerk to a workspace (browser sign-in). Toolstile keeps the credential, so no agent config holds it.
Choose access per app. Give Claude Code every Clerk tool, give Cursor only the read tools, or keep Clerk away from an app entirely.
Share approved accounts. Teammates use the connection without copying tokens, and you can remove access in one place.
Review activity. See which app called which tool and when, so you can tighten access with evidence.

Add the Clerk MCP server to an AI app

Through Toolstile, every AI app uses one gateway entry, whichever servers you connect. In Claude Code:

Shell

claude mcp add --transport http toolstile 'https://mcp.toolstile.com/mcp'

Then connect Clerk in your workspace and choose which of its tools that app may use. Client setup covers Codex, Cursor and Claude Desktop.

To connect directly instead, add the Clerk endpoint to each app separately. In Claude Code:

Shell

claude mcp add --transport http clerk 'https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp'

In Cursor's mcp.json:

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clerk": {
      "url": "https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Some servers accept only clients they have approved, or need a token header. Check the Clerk MCP documentation for what your client needs.

Before you connect

A Clerk account. Sign-in uses your Clerk permissions.

Server details

Detail	Value
Publisher	Clerk
Endpoint	`https://mcp.clerk.com/mcp`
Authentication	Browser sign-in
Categories	Development
Tool list	21 tools, observed 29 October 2026 (docs)

Clerk MCP documentation