Connect a tool

A connected tool changes the same project the mix is showing. It does not get a private copy. Create a key in Settings, then follow the client you actually use on the Connect page. The page has Cursor, Claude, Codex, and a catch-all for any other MCP tool.

What every tool needs

• The endpoint is this site plus /api/mcp.
• The header is Authorization: Bearer, then the key.
• A tool that cannot call a URL can start the local command orbit-waves-mcp instead. It calls that same endpoint.

The key is shown once. Copy it before you leave Settings. If you lose it, create another. Old keys keep working until you stop using them.

Edits from a tool show up on the open mix. History marks them as Tool. The mix checks for those edits every couple of seconds. A useful first sentence to paste: “Open my latest Orbit Waves project, split it, and make it radio-ready for Spotify.”

The tool can do what the mix can do, because both call the same actions. It cannot invent a feature the app does not have. See What this does not do.