Sideways

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Passed 2/3 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (usesideways.com) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user sideways https://usesideways.com/mcp

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

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

Which apps can use it

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ClaudeChatGPTGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatOpen WebUIRaycast

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 9, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe

  Get a random Reframe strategy. Use when stuck in a single way of thinking, facing opposition, or need to see the problem from a completely different angle. Best for breaking out of mental ruts. Use this when: change your perspective, reverse assumptions, adopt alternative viewpoi

• get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce

  Get a random Reduce strategy. Use when overwhelmed by complexity, dealing with too many options, or when clarity is needed. Best for cutting through noise and finding the core. Use this when: simplify, subtract, remove, clarify, focus on essentials. Returns a labeled strategy car

• get-sideways-strategy-category-expand

  Get a random Expand strategy. Use when solutions feel too minimal, when avoiding decisions, or when there's room to explore more possibilities. Best for breaking self-imposed limitations. Use this when: add more, elaborate, embrace abundance, do both. Returns a labeled strategy c

• get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt

  Get a random Disrupt strategy. Use when stuck in safe patterns, avoiding risk, or when work feels too polished or predictable. Best for injecting energy and unpredictability. Use this when: break patterns, embrace chaos, make destructive moves, honor mistakes. Returns a labeled s

• get-sideways-strategy-category-embody

  Get a random Embody strategy. Use when too much in your head, experiencing physical tension, or disconnected from intuition. Best for grounding abstract work in physical reality. Use this when: physical, sensory, body-based approaches to creative problems. Returns a labeled strat

• get-sideways-strategy-category-pause

  Get a random Pause strategy. Use when rushing, feeling frantic, or unable to see the forest for the trees. Best for gaining clarity through distance and reflection. Use this when: rest, reflect, step back, examine, take breaks. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your p

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026

• ! Caution

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (usesideways.com) to the code

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  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 245 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 6 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

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• Basic checks equal to or better than 50% of the other 6068 servers in this category

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