# MCP Sidecar

Cross\-platform MCP server for managing long\-lived background processes from any MCP client

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/mcp-reg-io-github-lsequeiraa-mcp-sidecar-2752970297

Category: MCP Servers

Source: community · lsequeiraa

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://www.claudemcp.org/mcp/registry/io-github-lsequeiraa-mcp-sidecar-275297029772.html

Publisher description: Cross-platform MCP server for managing long-lived background processes from any MCP client

## Install or set up

1. Review the publisher repository and npm package `mcp-sidecar@0.3.2` before running it. The MCP Registry declares this package as a stdio server.
2. Install Node.js, then run the command below in your Claude Code project. Check the publisher README for any account or configuration requirements.
3. Restart Claude Code and use `/mcp` to confirm the connection and review its tools and permissions.

```sh
claude mcp add mcp-io-github-lsequeiraa-mcp-sidecar-275297 -- npx -y mcp-sidecar@0.3.2
```

Installation guide: https://github.com/lsequeiraa/mcp-sidecar