# ConnectMachine MCP server

Last updated: 2026-10-28

ConnectMachine runs a remote MCP server, so an AI tool can manage a user's contacts, events, networks and digital cards through conversation.

- Server URL: https://mcp.connectmachine.ai/mcp
- Auth: a personal key sent as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MCP_KEY`, or OAuth 2.0 with dynamic client registration and PKCE
- Get a key: sign in at https://licenses.connectmachine.ai/mcp/auth (email code or Google). Keys do not expire.
- One-click add: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, from https://www.connectmachine.ai/integrations/mcp/

## Tools (40)

- Contacts (12): list, get, find, create, update, delete, smart search, industries, counts, duplicates, merge, network assignment
- Events (3): list events, attach or detach the event where you met a contact
- Networks (5): list, create, update, delete, reorder
- Digital cards (7): list, get, create, update, delete, read a shared card, extract contact data from a card photo
- Import and export (6): batch import, progress tracking, CSV export
- Notifications and profile (7): notifications, unread counts, profile, subscription status

AI queries and meeting transcription are not exposed yet.

## Behavior

- When two contacts share a name, find_contact reports the ambiguity and the assistant should ask the user which one they mean.
- Contacts are organized by events, not free-form tags.
- Smart search covers name, company, job title, email, phone, notes, location, meeting location and event names.
- Until a new user finishes onboarding in the app, tools reply with guidance and app download links.
- Premium actions stay Premium over MCP (for example CSV export and filtering by industry or location). A free account gets a clear message naming the feature.

## Privacy

The server is an authenticated bridge to the ConnectMachine API and stores no copy of the user's network. Each request is checked against the key's own account only.

## Setup guides

- Docs: https://www.connectmachine.ai/docs/mcp/
- Claude with Zapier MCP: https://www.connectmachine.ai/blog/connect-connectmachine-to-claude-with-zapier-mcp/