# Claude.ai / Claude Desktop

Source: /docs/mcp/connect/claude-ai

Claude.ai and Claude Desktop add remote MCP servers as **custom connectors**, which authenticate over OAuth — you click **Connect**, approve OrbitOrca on a consent screen, and Claude holds the connection. There's no config file and no token to paste.

### Add the connector [#add-the-connector]

In Claude's connector settings, add a custom connector pointing at:

```
https://api.orbitorca.com/mcp
```

### Approve the connection [#approve-the-connection]

Claude sends you to an OrbitOrca consent screen that names the connecting app and asks you to grant access:

* **Read** is always granted — the agent can view your resources. It's required to connect.
* **Write** is optional — grant it to let the agent create, deploy, and modify your apps and set up integrations. Leave it off for read-only.

Approve only if you started this from Claude — the connection acts as you. The request expires about 10 minutes after it starts.

### Try it [#try-it]

Ask Claude to *"list my OrbitOrca apps"*. If it comes back with your apps, you're connected.

The connection shows up in your dashboard token list as an **app**, alongside any personal access tokens. Revoke it there the same way — see [Tokens](/docs/mcp/tokens-and-oauth).

Next: [what the approval grants](/docs/mcp/scopes-and-safety).