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Quickstart

Get your first MCP server running with MintMCP in about 5 minutes. By the end, you'll have an MCP server connected to your AI client and verified with a live tool call.

What you'll do​

  1. Approve an MCP server from the recommended catalog
  2. Connect it to your AI client
  3. Verify the connection with a test call

Prerequisites​

  • A MintMCP account with admin access
  • An MCP-compatible AI client (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code)

Step 1: Approve an MCP server​

  1. Go to MCP store in MintMCP
  2. Click the Recommended servers tab
Recommended servers tab showing Context7, GitHub, and other servers
  1. Find Context7 and click Approve

You'll see a configuration panel:

Configure server with connection type and authorization method
  1. Select Shared credentials (Context7 doesn't require per-user auth)
  2. Select No Authorization
  3. Click Approve Server

The Context7 server now appears in your organization's registry and is ready to use.

Step 2: Connect to your AI client​

  1. Click Context7 in your registry to open its detail page
  2. Copy the MCP URL from the connection instructions

The next steps depend on your client:

Claude (web)​

  1. Go to Settings > Connectors
  2. Click Add custom connector
  3. Paste the MCP URL and name it (e.g., "Context7 via MintMCP")
  4. Click Add, then Connect and sign in with your MintMCP account

Other clients​

See Client Setup for Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI clients.

Step 3: Verify it works​

  1. Start a new chat with your AI client
  2. Ask something that uses Context7:
Using context7, look up the documentation for the MCP SDK
  1. Your client will request permission to use Context7 tools—approve it
  2. You should see the client fetch documentation from Context7

If your client successfully retrieves documentation, you're all set.

Next steps​