Connect Skwad to your AI

Connect your Skwad account to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other MCP client to allow them to read your transactions, budgets and accounts. With your permission, they can also make changes.

Step 1 — copy your server URL

Every Skwad has its own server URL. Grab yours from the app:

• Web — go to Settings → Connections → MCP and hit Copy next to the server URL.
• Mobile — go to Settings → Connections → MCP and tap Copy.

Step 2 — add it to your MCP client

Do this part on a computer

Add the connector from a web browser or a desktop app — Claude on claude.ai, the Claude desktop app, ChatGPT on the web, Cursor, and so on. The Claude and ChatGPT mobile apps have no way to add a custom MCP server, so there's nothing to paste your URL into there.

Copying the URL on your phone is fine — the Skwad mobile app has a Copy button for exactly that. Just finish the setup on a computer. Once the connection is authorized, it works everywhere you use that client, phone included.

Pick your client below. If yours isn't listed, jump to any other MCP client — the steps are much the same everywhere.

Claude desktop app

1. Open Claude and go to Settings → Connectors.
2. Click Add, then Add custom connector.
3. Paste your server URL, give it a name (Skwad works nicely), and save.

Claude (claude.ai)

1. Go to claude.ai and open Settings → Connectors.
2. Click Add, then Add custom connector.
3. Paste your server URL and save.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT keeps custom connectors behind developer mode, so there's one extra step:

1. Open Settings → Apps & connectors → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
2. Go back to Settings → Apps & connectors and click Add.
3. Paste your server URL and save.

Cursor

1. Open Settings → Tools & MCP and click Add.

2. Cursor asks for JSON. Paste this, swapping in your own server URL:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "skwad": {
         "url": "https://skwad.app/api/mcp/a1b2c3d4e5f6"
       }
     }
   }

3. Save. Skwad shows up in your MCP server list.

Any other MCP client

Skwad is a remote MCP server over HTTP, authorized with OAuth. So wherever your client asks for a server, choose the remote / HTTP / URL option and paste your server URL.

You never need an API key, token, or secret — if a client is asking for one, you're in the wrong screen.

Step 3 — authorize

The first time a client connects, a browser window opens asking you to sign in to Skwad, pick which Skwad it should reach, and approve the access it asked for.

The client decides what to request; you decide whether it gets it. The screen lists exactly what was asked for, grouped by what it touches:

Access	What it means
Read	Look at transactions, accounts, budgets, spending and reports.
Write	Create, edit and delete transactions, categories, tags and budgets, and add notes.

Approve and the client appears under Active connections on your MCP page. That's it — go ask it something.

Managing your connections

Everything lives on the MCP page in Settings → Connections → MCP:

Each client shows its name, what it can access, and when it was last used. Hit Revoke and it loses access immediately — reconnecting means going through authorization again.

You can have up to 10 active clients per Skwad. At the limit, revoke one to add another.

If your subscription lapses, your connections stay put but stop working until you're back on a DIY or LINK plan.

FAQ

Can I connect more than one Skwad?

Yes. Each Skwad has its own server URL, so add them one at a time — copy the URL from each Skwad and add it as a separate connector in your MCP client.

Can I set this up from the Claude or ChatGPT mobile app?

No — those apps don't offer a way to add a custom MCP server. Add the connector from a browser or a desktop app instead. Once it's authorized, the connection is on your account, so it works in the mobile app too.

The server URL looks different from the one I used last time.

That's expected. The URL shifts as you connect and revoke clients, so each new client you add gets its own entry rather than colliding with one already in your list. Clients you've already connected keep working — the URL isn't what grants access, your authorization is. Always copy the URL fresh from the MCP page when adding a client, and use Revoke when you want to cut one off.

Can my AI move money or change my bank connection?

No. MCP reaches your Skwad data only — transactions, budgets, categories, tags and reports. It can't move money, change a bank connection, alter your subscription, or add or remove Skwad members. It can read your account names and balances, but not touch the connection behind them.

The client connected but can't see anything.

Two usual suspects: the client only asked for read access, or your plan lapsed. Check the MCP page — if the connection isn't listed under Active connections, remove it in your MCP client and add it again.

Do other Skwad members need to connect separately?

Only the captain can add or revoke connections, and those connections cover the whole Skwad's data.

My client's menus don't match these steps.

AI apps rename their settings often. Look for anything called Connectors, Integrations, MCP, or Tools, then for the option to add a custom or remote server by URL.