# Sideways

- Registry name: `com.usesideways/sideways` · version 1.8.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): AI models & agents, AI, media & content
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): prompts, resources, tools
- Transports: streamable-http
- Latest numbers (check success, response time, rank): https://mcpstation.net/api/server?name=com.usesideways%2Fsideways
- Server page: https://mcpstation.net/s/com.usesideways--sideways.html

## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

Use Sideways for unexpected questions and lateral thinking prompts to break through mental blocks.

## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://usesideways.com/mcp`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `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, reverse assumptions, adopt alternative viewpoints. Returns a label
- `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 essentials. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift your
- `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 abundance, do both. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shift yo
- `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 moves, honor mistakes. Returns a labeled strategy card to help
- `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 creative problems. Returns a labeled strategy card to help shi
- `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 labeled strategy card to help shift your perspective and break

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