Tidewave Phoenix Dev Tools FAQs

Question 1

How do I install Tidewave in a Phoenix project?

Accepted Answer

You can install it quickly using Igniter with 'mix igniter.install tidewave' or manually by adding the :tidewave dependency to your mix.exs and adding the Tidewave plug to your endpoint.ex file.

Question 2

Which editors support Tidewave's MCP server?

Accepted Answer

Tidewave works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Zed. Any editor or tool that supports the Model Context Protocol can connect to the Tidewave server running at /tidewave/mcp.

Question 3

What is Tidewave?

Accepted Answer

Tidewave is a development tool by Dashbit that connects AI assistants like Claude to running Phoenix applications using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), exposing runtime tools for introspection and execution.

Question 4

Can Tidewave be used in production?

Accepted Answer

No, Tidewave is designed strictly for development environments. Because it allows arbitrary code execution and database access, it should never be deployed to production servers.

Question 5

Does Tidewave require a Phoenix application?

Accepted Answer

While the Phoenix plug is the most common usage, a standalone Tidewave CLI/Desktop app is available for non-Phoenix Elixir projects, containers, or remote development environments.

Tidewave Phoenix Dev Tools

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Tidewave Phoenix Dev Tools

Key Features

Use Cases