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Model Context Protocol (MCP)Claude Setup

Connecting to Claude

Use this guide to connect Claude to PropampAI MCP so Claude can access your PropampAI data during chat. It applies to Claude Desktop, Claude on the web, and Cowork — all of them add remote MCP servers the same way.

Before You Start

  1. Install the latest Claude Desktop app (or use Claude on the web).
  2. Sign in with a Claude account that has Pro enabled — custom connectors are not available on Free.
  3. Confirm Seller Central is connected in PropampAI and the first sync has finished. See Prerequisites.
  4. Keep this MCP endpoint ready:
  • https://mcp.propamp.ai/mcp

Note: use /mcp, not /mcp/sse. Earlier versions of this guide pointed at https://mcp.propamp.ai/mcp/sse, a legacy transport that is no longer the recommended path. Existing connectors on that URL keep working, but new ones should use /mcp.

Claude Desktop home screen

Add a Custom Connector

  1. Open Claude.
  2. Go to the Cowork or Code tab.
  3. Click Customize.
  4. In the menu, open Connections.
  5. Click the + (plus) button.
  6. Choose Add Custom Connector.

Connections page with Add Custom Connector

Connector Details to Enter

When prompted, fill in:

  • Name: PropampAI MCP
  • Remote MCP Server URL: https://mcp.propamp.ai/mcp

Copy-paste values:

Name: PropampAI MCP
Remote MCP Server URL: https://mcp.propamp.ai/mcp

Leave every other field empty. There is no API key, client ID, or secret to enter — PropampAI uses OAuth, and Claude registers itself with the server automatically.

Then save the connector.

Custom connector form with Name and URL fields

Note: if a screenshot in this guide still shows a /mcp/sse URL, the text above is correct — the images predate the endpoint change.

Sign In to PropampAI

After you save the connector, Claude runs an OAuth sign-in. Here is what happens, and why nothing is asked of you inside Claude itself:

  1. Claude reads the server’s OAuth metadata and registers itself as a client automatically.
  2. A PropampAI sign-in page opens in your browser.
  3. You enter your PropampAI email and password on that PropampAI page — the same credentials you use on the web app.
  4. PropampAI hands Claude back a short-lived authorization code, which Claude exchanges for an access token and a refresh token. The refresh token is what keeps you signed in, so you only do this once.

PropampAI sign-in page after connector setup

Your password is entered on a PropampAI page and is never entered into Claude — Claude only ever receives a token. See Data & Permissions for what that token can reach.

Verify Connection

After saving:

  1. Confirm the connector appears in your Connections list and is marked connected.
  2. Start a new Claude chat and confirm PropampAI tools are listed as available.
  3. Ask something that needs real data, for example: “What were my total sales in the US marketplace last month?”
  4. If Claude calls a PropampAI tool and returns real numbers, setup is complete.

Troubleshooting

  • The connector will not save — check you are on a Claude Pro plan or above.
  • The connection fails immediately — confirm the URL is exactly https://mcp.propamp.ai/mcp, with no /sse suffix and no trailing slash.
  • Sign-in succeeds but no tools appear — Seller Central may not be connected in PropampAI yet, or your plan needs the MCP access add-on. See Troubleshooting.
  • A billing message instead of data — external MCP access is not enabled for your organization. Email [email protected].
  • Tools stop working after a while — remove and re-add the connector to run the sign-in again.
  • Your network blocks the endpoint — test from another network, or allow outbound access to mcp.propamp.ai.
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