AI Assistants
Use Descope directly from AI-powered IDEs and chatbots — without constantly switching to the console or searching docs manually. Descope offers two complementary tools for agent-assisted development:
| Tool | What it does | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Descope MCP Server | Connects your assistant to Descope over MCP — search documentation, query your project, and call Management API operations from the chat. | Exploring your project, looking up docs, managing users/flows/tenants, and skills that need live API access (such as FGA schema apply). |
| Descope Skills | Installable instruction packs that teach your agent Descope-specific workflows — SDK integration, migrations, BYOS, Terraform, and security review. | Multi-step implementation tasks with framework detection, guardrails, and repeatable procedures. |
Descope MCP Server
Connect Cursor, VS Code, Claude, Windsurf, and other MCP clients. Search docs, manage your project, and run Management API operations from your IDE.
Descope Skills
Install official skills for auth integration, Auth0/Okta migration, BYOS, FGA schemas, Terraform, and identity security review.
How they work together
Skills tell your agent how to do Descope work — which SDK calls to make, how Auth0 maps to Descope, or how to parse flow JSON for BYOS screens.
The MCP server gives your agent current context — documentation search, your project's users and flows, and (for some operations) the ability to apply changes.
You can use either one alone. Many teams install both: skills for structured builds and migrations, MCP for day-to-day project management and doc lookup. Migration skills and the FGA schema skill check for MCP when available so SDK and API details stay accurate.
Compatible tools
Both work with agents that support MCP or the Agent Skills format, including:
- Cursor
- Claude Code and Claude Desktop
- VS Code (GitHub Copilot)
- Windsurf
- OpenCode
- Codex
- ChatGPT (MCP connectors)
See Descope MCP Server — Connecting for client-specific setup, and Descope Skills — Installation for the skills CLI and Claude Code plugin.
Related
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) — secure MCP servers and authorization with Descope
- descope/skills on GitHub — skill source and updates
- Getting Started — first steps with Descope in your application