Step-by-step guide to configuring your AI tools to talk to SoftwareOne.
This topic explains how to configure popular AI clients to connect to the SoftwareOne Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server.
Once connected, your AI assistant can query the marketplace, read documentation, and perform actions on your behalf.
Before you begin, ensure you have the following:
SoftwareOne API Token - You can generate this in the SoftwareOne Marketplace Platform.
Configuration details - See Marketplace MCP Server README for the exact JSON configuration blocks.
provides a native integration for MCP servers.
Locate the config file - Open your configuration file. If it doesn't exist, create it.
macOS - ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows - %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
is an AI-powered code editor that supports MCP.
Open Settings - Open Cursor. Go to Cursor Settings > General > MCP.
Add New Server - Select + Add New MCP Server.
Name - Enter softwareone-marketplace.
(and compatible Google Cloud-based agents) supports MCP servers defined in the project configuration.
Project configuration - Add the server definition to your .agent/mcp_servers_config.json (or similar). You can find the required JSON structure in the .
Validation - Ask the agent to "List available MCP resources" to verify the connection.
If you are building your own agent or using another tool, you can connect via standard input/output (stdio) or Server-Sent Events (SSE).
See the for endpoint details and header requirements.
Configure server - Copy the appropriate configuration block (Remote or Local) from the and add it to the mcpServers object in your config file.
Restart Claude - Completely quit and restart the Claude Desktop application. You should see a plug icon indicating the server is connected.
Type - Select stdio (for local) or sse (for remote).
Follow the configuration patterns provided in the .
Verify - Once added, the status indicator should turn green.