Learn ROS 2 on a cheap robot dog with Claude Code or Codex
A user who bought a Hiwonder PuppyPi used Codex and Claude Code to get going, and within a week was adding features and understood ROS 2 basics.
Do this with your agent
How you could do the same thing today. “Official MCP” is the vendor's own server. “Manual” means you use the provider's own site or app.
- ros2_mcpCommunity MCP server
The story names ROS 2, not this server. This one is in our directory: See, understand and operate ROS 2 robots from an agent.
- Run a robot with ROS from ClaudeStep by step
What works today, through which server, at what price.
Every MCP server and API we list for this kind of job, with install lines, auth and price.
Add Real World MCP to your agent
22 live tools- Open the Add custom connector dialog , prefilled. Or go to Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector.
- Name it Real World MCP, paste this URL, pick No sign in, then Add.
https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
- On ChatGPT on the web, open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
- Name it, paste this URL under Connection, and pick No authentication.
- Accept the warning, click Create as a plugin, then install it.
https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Run once in your terminal, then type /mcp in Claude Code to see the tools.
claude mcp add --transport http realworldmcp https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Run this once, or add the two lines below to ~/.codex/config.toml.
codex mcp add realworldmcp --url https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Gemini app: on gemini.google.com, Settings → Connected Apps, then under Custom apps paste this URL and click Next.
https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Gemini CLI:
gemini mcp add --transport http --scope user realworldmcp https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp
Add to Cursor opens Cursor with the server filled in. Or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"realworldmcp": {
"url": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Run this once (macOS or Linux shell), or add the server to .vscode/mcp.json. Then use it from Copilot Chat in agent mode.
code --add-mcp '{"name":"realworldmcp","type":"http","url":"https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"}'In Cascade's MCP menu, choose Open MCP config file and add this server. Then press refresh.
{
"mcpServers": {
"realworldmcp": {
"serverUrl": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}Any client that speaks Streamable HTTP MCP. No auth. Most take this JSON, or just the URL.
{
"mcpServers": {
"realworldmcp": {
"url": "https://www.realworldmcp.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}search_tools, get_tool and call_tool and 22 live tools. All clients and full steps
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The story is in our words. The source was opened on Nov 2, 2026 and a key phrase was found in it. See all use cases.