port-getting-started

name	port-getting-started
description	Set up Port and connect it to your coding agent: sign up for a Port account, install Port's MCP server, and optionally the Port CLI. Use when asked to 'get started with Port', 'set up Port', 'connect Port MCP', 'install the Port MCP server', 'how do I use Port from Claude Code/Cursor/VS Code', or before using any other skill in this repo for the first time.
license	MIT
compatibility	Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","author":"port-labs","repository":"https://github.com/port-labs/port-skills","tags":"port,setup,mcp,onboarding,reference","summary":"Sign up for Port and connect its MCP server to your coding agent"}

Getting started with Port

Every other skill in this repo produces correct Port config either way, but without Port's MCP server connected, you're copying that config in by hand. With it connected, the agent can read your live account and apply changes directly. Do this once, first.

Prerequisites

None. This is the first skill to run.

How to get started

1. Sign up for a Port account at app.port.io if you don't have one yet.

2. Find your Port region. Check your Port app's base URL: if it contains us, you're on the US region; otherwise you're on EU.

   Region	MCP server URL
   EU	https://mcp.port.io/v1
   US	https://mcp.us.port.io/v1

3. Connect Port's MCP server to your coding agent, using the URL for your region from the table above:

   Client	How to connect
   Cursor	Install EU or add an MCP server manually with your region's URL
   Claude (claude.ai / Claude Desktop)	Install from the Claude directory, then enter your region's MCP server URL when prompted
   VS Code	Add port-eu or port-us as an MCP server using the URL for your region
   Claude Code (CLI)	claude mcp add --transport http port-eu https://mcp.port.io/v1 (or port-us / https://mcp.us.port.io/v1)
   Any other MCP-compatible agent	Point it at your region's URL, or follow the manual install docs

   This repo's own .mcp.json already ships both port-eu and port-us servers, so installing this plugin gets you both — disable whichever region doesn't apply to your account.

4. Optional: install the Port CLI. Beyond MCP, it covers day-to-day resource management from the terminal, and port skills sync pulls any skills your org has already configured in Port straight into your coding agent's skill directory.

5. Once connected, prefer Port's own tools over guesswork. Every skill in this repo notes where it can call Port's MCP tools directly (to read live state or apply a change) instead of just handing you config to copy in. If a skill doesn't cover something you need, search Port's documentation from inside the agent with the search_port_knowledge_sources MCP tool rather than guessing.

Common pitfalls

Symptom	Cause	Fix
MCP server added but no Port tools show up	Most agents need a session restart after adding an MCP server	Restart the coding agent
The Cursor/VS Code install link does nothing when clicked	Some browsers block custom URI schemes by default	Use the manual install docs instead
claude mcp add command not found	That command is Claude Code's own CLI, not Claude Desktop or claude.ai	Use the Claude directory link for Desktop/claude.ai instead
Tools work for one teammate but not another	Each person connected to the wrong region's server for their account	Re-check the Port app base URL and connect to that region's server instead

Quick reference

• Sign up: app.port.io
• MCP server URL (EU): https://mcp.port.io/v1
• MCP server URL (US): https://mcp.us.port.io/v1
• Manual install docs: docs.port.io/agent-management/port-mcp-server/installation
• Port CLI: github.com/port-experimental/port-cli
• Search Port's docs from inside a connected agent: the search_port_knowledge_sources MCP tool