Set up Kinde Management API access
SDKs and APIs
About MCP servers in Kinde
Kinde supports MCP (Model Context Protocol) so AI agents like Cursor, Claude, and VS Code can call tools over a standard protocol.
You can use MCP in two ways:
- Expose your APIs to AI agents
- Manage your Kinde account from an AI agent
MCP connections for your APIs
Link to this sectionMCP connections turn your registered APIs into MCP tools that AI agents call on behalf of your users.
- Each connection gets a unique URL:
https://<your_business>.kinde.com/mcp/<connection-id> - Tools come from your API’s OpenAPI spec
- Clients authenticate with a user API key; scopes on that key control which tools appear
- Kinde proxies tool calls to your upstream API and records an audit entry
Use MCP connections when you want AI agents to call your product APIs — with auth, scopes, and auditing handled in Kinde.
Manage your Kinde account with MCP
Link to this sectionThe Kinde Management MCP server lets AI agents interact with your Kinde account using a subset of the Kinde Management API.
- Kinde MCP endpoint:
https://<your_business>.kinde.com/mcp - Clients authenticate with an MCP-enabled Environment API key
- Tools cover users, organizations, roles, permissions, and related operations
Use this when you want to manage your Kinde account using natural language.
See Manage Kinde account with AI agents.
Compare the two options
Link to this section| MCP connections (your APIs) | Kinde Management MCP server | |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint | https://<your_business>.kinde.com/mcp/<connection-id> | https://<your_business>.kinde.com/mcp |
| Purpose | Expose your API operations as MCP tools | Manage your Kinde account from an AI agent |
| Auth | User API key for the authorized API | Environment API key |
| Tools source | Your OpenAPI spec operations | Kinde Management API operations |
| Where to configure | Dashboard > MCP Servers > Connections | Dashboard > Settings > Environment > APIs > Kinde Management API > API keys |
Next steps
Link to this section- Add a new MCP connection — expose your APIs to MCP clients
- Manage Kinde account with AI agents — set up the Management MCP server