# Start Now

Conscius is free to use, with no account. Select the tool you use below, then ask a question.

By using the service, you agree to the [Terms of Use](/terms) and [Privacy Policy](/privacy).

## Pick Your Tool

### Claude Code

1. Run these in a terminal. They add the server and the plugin together.

```bash
claude plugin marketplace add conscius-labs/conscius-plugin
claude plugin install conscius@conscius-labs
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. You should see Conscius connected.

[Full docs for Claude Code](https://consci.us/docs/claude-code)

### Codex

1. Run this in a terminal:

```bash
codex mcp add conscius --url https://mcp.consci.us/mcp
```

2. Add this line to `~/.codex/AGENTS.md`, creating the file if it isn't there. Codex hides a server's tools until it searches for them, and in our test runs it didn't find Conscius without this line.

```text
Before you search the web for a specific fact (a version, date, number, price, or who holds a role), look it up with the conscius_lookup tool first. Find it in ALL_TOOLS if it isn't listed.
```

3. Start Codex and type `/mcp`. You should see `conscius` listed.

[Full docs for Codex](https://consci.us/docs/codex)

### Gemini CLI

1. Run this in a terminal:

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user conscius https://mcp.consci.us/mcp
```

2. Start Gemini CLI and type `/mcp`. You should see `conscius` connected.

[Full docs for Gemini CLI](https://consci.us/docs/gemini-cli)

### Cursor

1. Open `~/.cursor/mcp.json`, creating it if it isn't there, and add this. If the file already lists servers, add `conscius` beside them.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conscius": {
      "url": "https://mcp.consci.us/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. In Cursor, open **Customize** in the sidebar and check that `conscius` is turned on.

[Full docs for Cursor](https://consci.us/docs/cursor)

### GitHub Copilot

1. For Copilot CLI, run this in a terminal:

```bash
copilot mcp add --transport http conscius https://mcp.consci.us/mcp
```

2. For Copilot in VS Code, run **MCP: Add Server** from the Command Palette, choose HTTP, enter the address below, and name it `conscius`.

```text
https://mcp.consci.us/mcp
```

3. In Copilot CLI, type `/mcp` to see it listed.

[Full docs for GitHub Copilot](https://consci.us/docs/github-copilot)

### OpenCode

1. Open `~/.config/opencode/opencode.json`, creating it if it isn't there, and add this. It turns Code Mode off, so your agent calls the tools directly.

```json
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "conscius": {
        "type": "remote",
        "url": "https://mcp.consci.us/mcp",
        "codemode": false
      }
    }
  }
}
```

2. Run `opencode mcp list`. You should see `conscius` connected.

This is the format for OpenCode 2. Earlier versions list servers directly under `mcp`, without `servers` or `codemode`.

[Full docs for OpenCode](https://consci.us/docs/opencode)

### Something else

1. Any tool that speaks MCP can connect. This is the address, with no key needed:

```text
https://mcp.consci.us/mcp
```

2. Your tool's documentation says where its MCP servers go. Many keep them in a JSON file like this:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conscius": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.consci.us/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

[Full docs for other tools](https://consci.us/docs/other-tools)

## Ask a Question

Ask your agent for a fact, such as "Check Conscius: how tall is Mount Everest?" It looks the fact up and gets back the value, its status and its source.

It's early, so for now most answers come from open data, and many lookups will come back empty. When one does, your agent researches as usual. To see what's there first, try [the Playground](/playground).

[Read the docs](https://consci.us/docs)

## Get a Higher Limit

Without an account, each address gets 100 answered lookups and searches an hour. For more, [sign up for a free account](https://app.consci.us) and add a key to your tool: your agents get 10,000 answered a day, and you can see what they used.

[How accounts and keys work](https://consci.us/docs/keys)

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