Fulcra gives you more than one way to connect your context to AI. The two most common are the MCP server and the CLI. They do similar jobs through different doors, and the right one depends on how you work. This guide explains the difference and helps you pick.
Use the MCP server if you want to connect a chat assistant like Claude or ChatGPT and talk to your context in plain language.
Use the CLI if you work in a terminal with coding agents, scripts, notebooks, or local agent workflows.
Many people end up using both. They are not mutually exclusive, and they read from the same Fulcra context.