AI Agents Quickstart

Skyvern lets AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex) control browsers, extract data, and run workflows. Copy the prompt below into your AI coding agent and you’ll have a running automation in minutes.

Looking to self-host instead? See the local installation guide for full setup instructions.

1. Get your API key

Go to app.skyvern.com/settings and get your API key.

Skyvern Settings page showing the API Keys section with a masked key and reveal/copy buttons

2. Give this prompt to your AI coding agent

Paste your API key below, then copy the prompt into your AI coding assistant. It will:

Install the Skyvern Python/TypeScript SDK
Ask what you want to automate (say “Go to Hacker News and get the top comment of the #1 post” for example)
Write a browser automation that launches a cloud browser, runs AI actions on pages, and prints the result

3. Next steps

Connect the MCP server

Give your AI coding assistant direct browser control through natural language. No SDK code needed. Claude Code and Cursor support MCP OAuth: point them at Skyvern Cloud and sign in through your browser. No API key is required in the MCP config. Other clients still use the API key from Section 1.

Claude Code
Cursor
Windsurf
Codex

claude mcp add --transport http skyvern https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/ --scope user

Then run /mcp in Claude Code and follow the authentication prompt. Your browser opens for Skyvern sign-in and the token is stored for future sessions.Prefer a static key instead? Use

claude mcp add-json skyvern '{"type":"http","url":"https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/","headers":{"x-api-key":"YOUR_SKYVERN_API_KEY"}}' --scope user

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Skyvern": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

This config intentionally has no headers field. Cursor starts OAuth for remote servers that require authentication. Use a current Cursor release; if the prompt does not appear, update Cursor and reopen MCP settings.Restart Cursor, open MCP settings, and authenticate the Skyvern server when prompted.

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Skyvern": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_SKYVERN_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.skyvern]
url = "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/"

[mcp_servers.skyvern.http_headers]
x-api-key = "YOUR_SKYVERN_API_KEY"

Keep building

Build a Browser Automation

The full Page/Agent/Browser walkthrough

SDK Reference

Every SDK method, parameter, and type (Python + TypeScript)

Full MCP Reference

All tools, config options, local mode, and troubleshooting

llms.txt

Machine-readable doc index for AI coding agents

Getting Started

Running Tasks

Building Workflows

Re-using Browsers

Viewing Results

Managing Credentials

Account & Settings

Integrations

AI Agents Quickstart

1. Get your API key

2. Give this prompt to your AI coding agent

3. Next steps

Connect the MCP server

Keep building

Build a Browser Automation

SDK Reference

Full MCP Reference

llms.txt

Getting Started

Running Tasks

Building Workflows

Re-using Browsers

Viewing Results

Managing Credentials

Account & Settings

Integrations

​1. Get your API key

​2. Give this prompt to your AI coding agent

​3. Next steps

​Connect the MCP server

​Keep building

Build a Browser Automation

SDK Reference

Full MCP Reference

llms.txt

1. Get your API key

2. Give this prompt to your AI coding agent

3. Next steps

Connect the MCP server

Keep building