General Tools

usesideways.com

Provides random creative strategies from five categories to aid in problem-solving or brainstorming.

1 endpoint6 known toolsFirst detected May 16, 2026Last detected August 29, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://usesideways.com/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: Sideways
Version: 1.2.3

Capabilities

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Known tools 6

get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe

Get a random Reframe strategy.

Inferred read-only

get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce

Get a random Reduce strategy.

Inferred read-only

get-sideways-strategy-category-expand

Get a random Expand strategy.

Inferred read-only

get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt

Get a random Disrupt strategy.

Inferred read-only

get-sideways-strategy-category-embody

Get a random Embody strategy.

Inferred read-only

get-sideways-strategy-category-pause

Get a random Pause strategy.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.sideways]
url = "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sideways": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: sideways
Remote MCP URL: https://usesideways.com/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sideways": {
      "url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "sideways": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "sideways",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

Loading Trust v2 evidence…

Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.