> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lightsage.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install Lightsage MCP in Kilo

> Connect Kilo to Lightsage MCP with a remote MCP server entry.

Kilo supports remote MCP servers from `kilo.json`. Kilo Code also supports `kilo.jsonc`. Use this guide to connect Kilo to the hosted Lightsage MCP endpoint.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your Lightsage API key">
    Open the [Lightsage dashboard](https://app.lightsage.com/settings/api), copy your API key, and store it as `LIGHTSAGE_API_KEY`:

    ```bash theme={null}
    export LIGHTSAGE_API_KEY="ls_cli_your_api_key"
    ```

    Do not put your API key in shared project config, screenshots, issue reports, or public repositories.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add Lightsage MCP to Kilo">
    Add Lightsage MCP to `~/.config/kilo/kilo.json` for global CLI access, or to `~/.config/kilo/kilo.jsonc` for Kilo Code. For one project, use `./kilo.json`, `./kilo.jsonc`, or `./.kilo/kilo.jsonc`:

    ```jsonc theme={null}
    {
      "mcp": {
        "lightsage": {
          "type": "remote",
          "url": "https://mcp.lightsage.com/mcp",
          "enabled": true,
          "headers": {
            "X-Lightsage-Api-Key": "{env:LIGHTSAGE_API_KEY}"
          }
        }
      }
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify Kilo tools">
    List configured MCP servers:

    ```bash theme={null}
    kilo mcp list
    ```

    In the Kilo TUI, use `/mcps` if you need to inspect or toggle MCP servers.

    Then run a read-only prompt:

    ```text theme={null}
    Use the Lightsage MCP server to check my Lightsage auth status.
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

See the [Kilo CLI MCP docs](https://kilo.ai/docs/automate/mcp/using-in-cli) and [Kilo Code MCP docs](https://kilo.ai/docs/automate/mcp/using-in-kilo-code).