Getting started

Ada’s MCP Server works with any MCP-compatible AI assistant. Pick your client and follow the walk-through to connect.

Pick your client

Client	When to use it	Walk-through
Claude Desktop	Interactive analysis in a desktop app. Supports per-tool disable.	Connect Claude Desktop
ChatGPT	Interactive analysis in the browser. Paid plan recommended.	Connect ChatGPT
Gemini CLI	Terminal-based analysis for Gemini Enterprise users.	Connect Gemini CLI
Google ADK	Programmatic access from Python agents and backends.	Connect Google ADK
Cursor / VS Code / custom	Any other MCP-compatible client.	Other MCP clients

Managing more than one AI Agent? See Connecting multiple Agents.

Before you connect

If you use OAuth, confirm your role. All dashboard roles can connect; Owner and Admin can call write tools, while Agent and Read Only are limited to read-only tools. See Permissions.
Decide on authentication: OAuth (recommended for interactive clients) or API key (recommended for programmatic access).
Review data privacy settings for your assistant, especially model-training toggles.

After you connect

Try a prompt from the prompt library.
Explore available tools to understand what the assistant can pull.
Hit a problem? See troubleshooting.