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Prerequisites

  • You have an ACP-compatible editor installed. To choose a client and find its setup instructions, see ACP clients.
  • You have Poolside Agent CLI installed and authenticated. See Install Poolside Agent CLI.

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Steps

For editors without automated configuration, point the editor’s ACP configuration at pool acp:
To require a configured sandbox for the ACP server, pass --sandbox required:
Use --sandbox disabled only when you want the ACP server to run without a configured sandbox. To apply extra settings for an ACP server process, pass --settings with a path to a YAML settings file or inline YAML content:
Thought level is an ACP session config option, not a pool acp command-line flag. When your editor exposes ACP session config options, configure thought level from the editor’s agent or session settings.
Available thought levels depend on your provider and model.
  • Poolside-hosted inference offers max and none. max turns thinking on and is the default. none turns thinking off.
  • With OpenRouter, available choices come from the selected model’s metadata. If default appears, it clears your override and lets the provider choose.
  • Self-managed endpoints and other OpenAI-compatible providers do not expose thought-level choices through pool. Use the reasoning controls your model server supports.
If an MCP server expects environment variables, make sure your editor starts pool acp with those variables set.