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Add Octopad as a custom connector:

1. Open Customize.
2. Go to Connectors.
3. Click +, then Add custom connector.
4. Name it Octopad and paste the URL below.
5. Claude detects the authentication settings automatically. Keep the detected options and click Add at the bottom of the page.
6. Octopad appears in your connector list. Click Connect, then sign in with your Octopad account.

Run this in your terminal. It opens a browser tab where you authorize Octopad.

claude mcp add --transport http octopad https://mcp.octopad.app/mcp

Octopad is available from ChatGPT's Plugins view.

1. Open Plugins in the left sidebar.
2. Search for Octopad.
3. Select it and follow the instructions to connect your Octopad account.

Start a new chat before sending Use Octopad. Start my onboarding. If ChatGPT says the connector cannot be found, restart the ChatGPT app and try again in a new chat.

Add Octopad as a custom MCP server in Codex:

1. Open Plugins in the left sidebar, then click the small gear beside Installed.
2. Click Add, then Add MCP server.
3. Choose Streamable HTTP and name the server Octopad.
4. Paste the URL below and click Save. Leave bearer token and header fields empty.
5. Octopad appears in the MCP list. Click Connect, then sign in with your Octopad account.

Cursor connects through a small JSON config. Two ways to add it:

1. Open Cursor Settings — gear icon in the top-right, or Cmd + , / Ctrl + ,.
2. In the sidebar, click Tools & MCPs.
3. Under Installed MCP Servers, click New MCP Server. Cursor opens mcp.json.
4. Paste the entry below inside mcpServers and save.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "octopad": {
      "url": "https://mcp.octopad.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Once added, Octopad will show as Needs authentication — click the Connect button next to it to authorize. Or just ask Cursor to use Octopad in a chat and it will prompt you.

Any AI client that supports MCP (Model Context Protocol) can connect using the URL below. Add it as a custom MCP server in your client's settings.