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MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a common standard that lets AI assistants use tools from other services. Many apps publish an MCP server: a web address that offers that app’s actions as tools. Adding one to Connie gives Connie those tools too — useful when an app you need isn’t in the Tools catalogue.
This page is about bringing other MCP servers into Connie. To use Connie from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI app, see Connie MCP.
Where: left sidebar → Tools → Add → MCP · https://connie.ai/<workspace-id>/tools

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Add an MCP server

Before you start, get the server’s URL from the app’s documentation. It usually ends in /mcp.
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Open the Add MCP server window

Left sidebar → Tools → Add (top right) → MCP.
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Enter the server

Choose a tab:
  • Direct configuration — paste the MCP server URL (for example https://example.com/mcp) and, optionally, a Server name.
  • Import by JSON — paste the server’s config into MCP config JSON. Connie reads the server URL and name from it, for example:
A config with an mcpServers block also works, as long as it contains the server’s web address.
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Click Add server

Connie checks the server (Checking server…) and adds it (Adding…).
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Sign in, if the server asks

If the server needs authentication, the window changes to Connect plus the server’s name and says it “requires authentication before its tools can be read.” Either:
  • paste an Access token (a personal access token from that app) and click Connect (Verifying…), or
  • click Continue with OAuth to sign in with the app. Some servers also need an OAuth client ID (and, for some, a Client secret) that you create in that app’s developer settings.
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Check the result

You’ll see “Added N tools.” and the server appears as a card marked Connected on the All and My accounts tabs.

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Use the server’s tools

Open the server’s card to see its tools on the Endpoints tab. Each one has a permission switch (Always allow, Needs approval, Block) that workspace owners and admins can set — see Tool permissions. The Skills tab lists skills that use the server. Then ask Connie in Chat to do something the server can do. Connie can’t check what a custom server’s tools do, so it may show an approval card before running one. An owner or admin can set Always allow on tools you trust.

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Remove or change a server

There’s no button on the Tools page to edit or remove a custom MCP server. To remove one, or change its URL, email support@connie.ai with your workspace and the server’s name. To stop Connie using it in the meantime, an owner or admin can set its tools to Block.

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Good to know

  • Connie connects to MCP servers over the web, by a public https:// URL. A plain http:// address, or a server that only runs on your own computer or a private network, can’t be added.
  • Any workspace member can add a server. It’s shared with the whole workspace.
  • A custom server’s card has no Accounts tab — its sign-in belongs to the server.
  • Tools from a server you add are separate from the AI apps (Claude, Cursor…) that you connect to Connie. Those show on Tools with Only you and are managed from Manage MCP access.

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Troubleshooting

Why: the URL is missing its https:// part, or isn’t a web address. Fix: paste the full URL, for example https://example.com/mcp. Use https://: even though this message mentions http://, Connie only adds servers at a public https:// address.
Why: the pasted config isn’t valid JSON (often a missing quote, comma or bracket). Fix: copy the config again from the app’s docs, or switch to Direct configuration and paste just the URL.
Why: the server didn’t answer at that address. Fix: check the URL in the app’s docs (it often ends in /mcp) and that the server is online, then try again.
Why: the access token is wrong, expired or missing the needed scopes. Fix: create a new token in the app and paste it again.
Why: this server doesn’t let Connie register itself for sign-in. Fix: create an OAuth app in the server’s developer settings, then paste its OAuth client ID (and Client secret if it has one). Or use an Access token if the server accepts one.
Why: the server answered but listed no tools — usually a wrong URL path or a token without the right permissions. Fix: check the URL and credentials, then email support@connie.ai to remove the empty server and add it again.
Why: Connie added the server but couldn’t read its tools. Fix: check the server is online and your credentials are valid, then contact support@connie.ai.