# Use Comma with Continue — add a remote MCP server to config.yaml

Canonical: https://commareports.com/mcp/continue
Published: 2026-09-16

> Attach Comma to Continue with a streamable-http mcpServers entry and a Bearer header in requestOptions. Agent mode can then publish HTML reports and read review comments.

# Use Comma with Continue

Continue's agent mode can call MCP tools from any assistant config. Comma is a hosted server, so the whole setup is a YAML block with a URL and a header — and the token can come from Continue's secrets rather than sitting in the file.

## Add Comma to Continue

Add a block to `mcpServers` in your `config.yaml`, or drop a standalone file in `.continue/mcpServers/` in the workspace. Continue also accepts a JSON file in Cursor/Cline format at `.continue/mcpServers/mcp.json`.

```yaml
mcpServers:
  - name: comma
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://commareports.com/api/mcp
    requestOptions:
      headers:
        Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.COMMA_API_TOKEN }}
```

Replace `comma_sk_…` with a token from **Settings → API tokens → New token** on Comma (or export it as `COMMA_API_TOKEN` where the snippet reads an env var). The default scopes — `reports:write`, `comments:read`, `comments:write` — cover publishing and review.

## Continue gotchas

- **Headers go under `requestOptions`.** That's where Continue reads headers for `streamable-http` servers — if Comma answers 401, the header is in the wrong place or missing `Bearer `.
- **Use `${{ secrets.COMMA_API_TOKEN }}`** so the config can be shared or committed without the token in it.
- MCP tools are only offered in **Agent** mode — in Chat mode the model won't see `create_report`.

## What the agent can do

| Capability                | Tools                                                                    |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Publish a report          | `create_report`, `update_report`, `create_report_from_url`               |
| Find existing reports     | `list_reports`, `search_reports`, `get_report`, `read_report`            |
| Leave / reply to comments | `add_comment`, `reply_to_comment`, `set_comment_status`, `list_comments` |
| Ask for review, share     | `request_review`, `set_report_sharing`, `get_report_signoffs`            |
| Manage assets             | `upload_report_asset`, `list_report_assets`, `delete_report_asset`       |

Continue picks the tool from the request — there are no Continue-specific commands to learn.

## A workflow that sticks

1. Ask Continue to write up the work as a self-contained HTML report and publish it to Comma. It calls `create_report` and returns a link.
2. Send the link. Reviewers open a rendered page and leave comments anchored to the exact line, cell or chart they mean — no account needed to read a public link.
3. Next session, ask Continue to address the comments. It reads the threads with `list_comments`, ships a revision with `update_report` (same URL), replies, and resolves them.

Reports belong to your workspace, not to the agent. A report published from Continue can be revised tomorrow from Claude Code or Cursor, and the link people bookmarked keeps working.

## Token shape

- Referenced from Continue's secrets, so `config.yaml` itself carries no credential.
- Scoped — you choose which actions it can take when you create it.
- Revocable in one click from **Settings → API tokens**; revocation applies immediately to the REST API, the MCP server and any routines the token created.
- Rate-limited per token.

Details in [API tokens →](/docs/api-tokens) and [Scoped tokens for AI agents →](/agents/scoped-tokens-for-ai-agents).

## Try it

Add the entry, generate a token, restart Continue, and ask for a report on something you worked on today. Then leave a comment on it and ask the agent what it sees.

**[Generate a token →](https://commareports.com/settings/tokens)**

### Related

- [Comma MCP server overview](/mcp)
- [Share what Continue produced](/agents/share-continue-output)
- [Use Comma with Claude Code](/mcp/claude-code)
- [Use Comma with Cursor](/mcp/cursor)
- [Where should my AI agent post its work?](/agents/where-should-my-agent-post)