Arcade Gateway Assistant
Outcomes
Create and manage Gateways directly from your chat interface using natural language.
Prerequisites
- Create an Arcade
- An -compatible chat client (Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, etc.)
Setup
Connect to the Gateway Assistant
The Gateway Assistant is an server that lets you create and manage . To use it, add the Arcade Gateway Assistant (using Arcade Auth) to your MCP client using this URL:
https://ctl.arcade.dev/mcpThe Gateway Assistant uses Arcade Auth. This means you’ll authenticate with your Arcade to access the assistant.
Each client has a different setup process. See Connect to MCP clients for detailed instructions for adding the Gateway Assistant to Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other supported clients with Arcade Auth.
Authenticate
When you first use the Gateway Assistant, the system will prompt you to authenticate with your Arcade . This is a one-time setup that allows the assistant to create and manage gateways on your behalf.
Start creating gateways
Ask your AI assistant to create a gateway by describing what you want to do. For example:
“I want to send emails with Gmail and manage my calendar with Google Calendar. Create a gateway for this.”
“Create a gateway that lets me manage GitHub PRs and post updates to Slack.”
The assistant will select the appropriate from Arcade’s catalog and create a gateway for you.
After Creating a Gateway
Once you’ve created a gateway, you’ll need to add it to your chat client as a separate server. The assistant will provide your new gateway’s MCP URL (for example, https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>).
Follow the same process you used to add the Gateway Assistant - see Connect to MCP clients for setup instructions specific to your client.
The Gateway Assistant creates gateways that use Arcade Auth by default. This means you’ll authenticate with your Arcade to access the gateway. For production use cases with end who don’t have Arcade accounts, you can modify the gateway’s authentication settings in the dashboard .