# `com.usesideways/sideways` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/com.usesideways/sideways
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/com.usesideways/sideways
- Version: 1.8.0 (active)
- Publisher: com.usesideways (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T18:10:43.986Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Sideways
Use Sideways for unexpected questions and lateral thinking prompts to break through mental blocks.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T18:57:18.682Z over streamable-http.

**6 tools: 6 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 0 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 6 | allow |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Only reads (6)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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 moves, honor mistakes. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-embody`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-embody" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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 creative problems. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-expand`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-expand" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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 abundance, do both. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-pause`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-pause" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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 labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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 essentials. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

### `get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe`

- The name "get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
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, reverse assumptions, adopt alternative viewpoints. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break through blocks.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `sideways`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-reframe",
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-reduce",
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-expand",
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-disrupt",
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-embody",
      "mcp__sideways__get-sideways-strategy-category-pause"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}
```