---
title: "Quickstart"
description: "1. Create an MCP API key in the workspace Settings MCP panel. 2. Configure your MCP client with the stdio package. 3. Ask the client to list Gessa tools. 4. Start with `workspace_list`, then `project_create_game` or `project_list_games`."
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date: 2026-09-28
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---
# Quickstart

1. Create an MCP API key in the workspace Settings MCP panel.
2. Configure your MCP client with the stdio package.
3. Ask the client to list Gessa tools.
4. Start with `workspace_list`, then `project_create_game` or `project_list_games`.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gessa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@gessa/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "GESSA_API_KEY": "mcpkey_xxx",
        "GESSA_API_URL": "https://api.gessa.ai"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

For remote MCP clients, use `https://api.gessa.ai/mcp/rpc` and complete the OAuth 2.1 authorization flow.