Sideways is a remote MCP server that gives an AI agent 6 tools, among them get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt, get-sideways-strategy-category-embody, get-sideways-strategy-category-expand. It answers at https://usesideways.com/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 3 of 6 times since 10 September 2026; the last check, on 19 October 2026, succeeded.
Use Sideways for unexpected questions and lateral thinking prompts to break through mental blocks.
Description as the publisher wrote it.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
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 mo |
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 cr |
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 abundanc |
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 la |
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 es |
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, revers |
Every block below points at https://usesideways.com/mcp. Pick your client and copy.
claude mcp add --transport http sideways https://usesideways.com/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://usesideways.com/mcp"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"sideways": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"context_servers": {
"sideways": {
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"serverUrl": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}name: Sideways
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
- name: Sideways
type: streamable-http
url: https://usesideways.com/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"httpUrl": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"sideways": {
"url": "https://usesideways.com/mcp"
}
}
}goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusesideways.com%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=sideways&name=Sideways
It answered our last check on 19 October 2026 in 321 ms. Over 6 checks since 10 September 2026 it answered 3. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.
Yes. It is published by usesideways.com and served from usesideways.com, the vendor's own domain: https://usesideways.com/mcp.
6, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 26 September 2026: get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt, get-sideways-strategy-category-embody, get-sideways-strategy-category-expand, get-sideways-strategy-category-pause, get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce, get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe.
It answered our last check on 19 October 2026 in 321 ms. Over 6 checks since 10 September 2026 it answered 3.
Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://usesideways.com/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.
It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.
Publisher: com.usesideways. Endpoint host: usesideways.com. ARD identifier: urn:air:com.usesideways:mcp:sideways.
First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page
is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.