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