Installation
Zephex connects your editor to tools that understand your repository: project context, code analysis, package checks, and security review. Install the extension, sign in once, enable Zephex in agent mode—or use the CLI in the terminal with or without an AI agent.
# 1. Extensions → search "Zephex" → Install# 2. Command Palette → Zephex: Sign In# 3. Agent/chat → enable Zephex MCP# 4. Ask: "Summarize this project"Keys stay in SecretStorage (OS keychain), not in mcp.json. Marketplace: zephex.zephex-mcp. Same extension works in Cursor and Windsurf (1.101+).
MCP lets your AI agent call external tools during chat. Zephex is one MCP server focused on your workspace files (via local npx -y zephex), not generic web search. You do not need to memorize tool names—the agent chooses what fits.
Zephex: Sign In (same flow as Connect Zephex MCP).Zephex: Enter API Key.Troubleshooting: View → Output → Zephex, or npx zephex doctor.
Use npx zephex setup to add Zephex to Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, or .vscode/mcp.json. Setup merges with MCP servers you already have.
npx -y zephex setupnpx -y zephex setup --vscodeTerminal Mode 2 uses the same account and tools—no chat UI. Useful for SSH, scripts, or direct commands.
npx zephex doctornpx zephex statusThe extension runs npx -y zephex locally so tools can read your disk. HTTP vs stdio.
Optional reference only—see Connect MCP for the full tool list and examples.