Installation

Open the MCP Hub application in Foundry and select the Palantir MCP tab for the recommended setup instructions.

Use the instructions below as a fallback to set up Palantir MCP with a supported IDE. Alternatively, use the AI development tools available in a VS Code workspace to access Palantir MCP.

1. Enable Palantir MCP in Control Panel

Platform administrators must first enable Palantir MCP for use through Control Panel. Access can be configured for a specific subset of users or groups. Palantir MCP is in Control Panel under Code Repositories.

2. Configure your IDE to use Palantir MCP

If you are working within a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. In this case, you do not need to generate or explicitly configure a user token. When using your Foundry Git token:

• For Claude Code, omit the export FOUNDRY_TOKEN line and the -e FOUNDRY_TOKEN argument.
• For the other IDEs, omit the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN.
• For GitHub Copilot in VS Code, also omit the inputs array that prompts for a user token.

See instructions for:

• Claude Code
• Cline
• Continue
• Cursor
• VS Code Copilot
• Windsurf

Claude Code

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir, then replace <token> in the commands below with your token.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit both the export FOUNDRY_TOKEN line and the -e FOUNDRY_TOKEN argument below.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com). Do not prefix with "https://".

3. Review the Claude Code documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP in your Claude Code CLI, particularly the documentation around scoping where MCP should be installed. We recommend installing the MCP at the project scope ↗ level so that the MCP server configuration is scoped to the current project.

4. Run the following commands in your terminal:

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export FOUNDRY_HOST="<your-foundry-hostname>"
# Only when not working in a Foundry repository:
export FOUNDRY_TOKEN=<token>

# When working in a Foundry repository, omit the -e FOUNDRY_TOKEN argument.
claude mcp add palantir-mcp \
    --scope project \
    -e FOUNDRY_TOKEN='${FOUNDRY_TOKEN}' \
    -- npx "-y" "palantir-mcp" "--foundry-api-url" "https://$FOUNDRY_HOST"

Cline

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir, then replace <token> in the configuration below with your token.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com).

3. Review the Cline documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP into your Cline extension with the configuration below.

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{
    "mcpServers": {
        "palantir-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "palantir-mcp",
                "--foundry-api-url",
                "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FOUNDRY_TOKEN": "<token>"
            },
            "disabled": false
        }
    }
}

Continue

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir, then replace <token> in the configuration below with your token.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com).

3. Review the Continue documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP into your Continue extension with the configuration below.

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mcpServers:
  - name: palantir-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - "-y"
      - "palantir-mcp"
      - "--foundry-api-url"
      - "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
    env:
        FOUNDRY_TOKEN: "<token>"

Cursor

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir, then replace <token> in the configuration below with your token.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN in either configuration below.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com).

3. Review the Cursor documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP into your Cursor IDE with the configuration below.

For macOS:

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{
    "mcpServers": {
        "palantir-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "palantir-mcp",
                "--foundry-api-url",
                "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FOUNDRY_TOKEN": "<token>"
            }
        }
    }
}

For Windows:

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{
    "mcpServers": {
        "palantir-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "cmd /k npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "palantir-mcp",
                "--foundry-api-url",
                "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FOUNDRY_TOKEN": "<token>"
            }
        }
    }
}

GitHub Copilot in VS Code

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir and enter it when VS Code prompts you. The configuration below has no <token> placeholder to replace: FOUNDRY_TOKEN takes its value from the foundry-token input declared in the inputs array.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit both the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN and the inputs array that prompts for a user token.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com).

3. Review the VS Code documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP into your VS Code IDE with the configuration below.

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"mcp": {
    "inputs": [
        {
            "type": "promptString",
            "id": "foundry-token",
            "description": "Foundry user token",
            "password": true
        }
    ],
    "servers": {
        "palantir-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "palantir-mcp",
                "--foundry-api-url",
                "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FOUNDRY_TOKEN": "${input:foundry-token}"
            }
        }
    }
}

Windsurf

1. If you are not working in a Foundry repository, generate a user token from Palantir, then replace <token> in the configuration below with your token.

   If you are working in a Foundry repository, Palantir MCP can use your Foundry Git token to bootstrap authentication. Skip token generation and omit the env block that sets FOUNDRY_TOKEN.

2. Replace <your-foundry-hostname> with your Foundry hostname (for example, mycompany.palantirfoundry.com).

3. Review the Windsurf documentation ↗ to install Palantir MCP into your Windsurf IDE with the configuration below.

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{
    "mcpServers": {
        "palantir-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "palantir-mcp",
                "--foundry-api-url",
                "https://<your-foundry-hostname>"
            ],
            "env": {
                "FOUNDRY_TOKEN": "<token>"
            }
        }
    }
}