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The Condens MCP Server lets you access your research directly inside Claude Code. Once connected, you can query insights, retrieve session data, and pull from your repository without leaving your workflow.

Connecting Condens to Claude Code via MCP using Claude Desktop is available from the Business plan. Connecting Claude Code independently, without the desktop app, is available in Enterprise.

Before you start, you will need:

  • A Condens account with Admin access to enable the MCP Server for your workspace

  • Either the Claude Desktop app downloaded or Claude Code installed in a terminal

  • A paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise)

Use Claude Code with the Claude Desktop app

If you're on a Condens Business plan, you can use Condens data in Claude Code through Claude's Desktop app. Once you connect Condens to Claude, Claude Code will have access to Condens automatically.

Set up Claude Code without the Claude Desktop app

MCP servers in Claude Code can be configured at three levels:

  • User level — applies to that individual across all their projects

  • Project level — applies to everyone working on that project who uses Claude Code, since the config file is committed to the repo

  • Enterprise/org level — admins can push MCP configs to all users through the Claude.ai admin console, so individuals don't need to set it up themselves

If your organization is on a Claude Enterprise plan, an admin can handle the MCP setup for everyone. Otherwise, each user needs to add it individually, or a project-level config can cover it for a specific repo.

Here are the steps:

  1. Install Claude Code, if you haven't already. We recommend using the Native Install method and copying the relevant option's command into your Terminal.

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    Check out Claude's Terminal guide for new users.

  2. When you run claude for the first time, Claude Code will ask you to confirm access to the folder you're in. Make sure you navigate to the right folder before launching it since Claude Code will be able to read, edit, and execute files in that folder.

  3. Connect Claude Code to the MCP server. To add Condens, paste the following command into your Terminal:

    claude mcp add --transport http condens-mcp https://api.condens.io/mcp

  4. Next, run the /mcp command, then select Condens, and click Authenticate.

  5. You'll be redirected to a new browser tab saying the app could not be authorized. This is expected: the page is showing you the Redirect URI you will need a bit later, so please copy it.

  6. Open Condens in a new tab, and then go to Settings > Account > API & MCP Server.

  7. Click on Add MCP Client.

  8. Configure your custom MCP:

    1. Add a Client name and Description, and upload a logo.

    2. Paste the Redirect URI from Step 5. Optionally, if you're setting up Claude Code on an organizational level, you can use the wildcard (http://localhost*) as Redirect URI to ensure it works for all users regardless of their local port.

    3. Set which users, roles, or user groups this MCP client is Available for. Once the client is configured, these users will be able to connect to this MCP client via their own account in Settings > Integrations.

  9. Go back to the authorization tab from Step 5. Reload the page, and then click Continue to authorize the app.

  10. You'll get a confirmation message when authentication is successful. Go back to your Terminal and run /mcp again, you should see the status as connected.

  11. Unless you're on a Claude Enterprise plan and your admin pushed the MCP config to all users via the admin console, each user specified in Step 8.3 will need to complete the setup individually. They can do so by following Steps 1–3 of this guide to install Claude Code and add the Condens MCP, then picking up from Step 4 to authenticate.

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