Connect AI clients
Choose the guide for your MCP-compatible AI client.
Every client connects to the same hosted MCP endpoint:
https://api.usepalim.com/mcpAuthentication depends on the client. Use OAuth when the client supports OAuth for remote MCP servers. Otherwise, use an API key from the Palim setup page.
Cursor
mcp.json.Claude Desktop & Claude Code
ChatGPT
@Palim in each chat.Perplexity
Antigravity & other clients
After every connection
Start a new chat and say Palim Help. The client must show palim_help in its tool list. In ChatGPT, you must also enable Palim for every conversation with @Palim.
The technical connection alone does not guarantee automatic retrieval. Prompts and personalization provides a copyable base instruction, the right location in each client, and a reliability test.
Connection methods
| Method | When to use it | Secret stored in client |
|---|---|---|
| OAuth | Cursor, Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Antigravity | No |
x-api-key | Perplexity Mac, n8n, raw HTTP/JSON-RPC clients | Yes |
| Connection URL | Only when a client cannot send headers and you explicitly generate one in Palim | Token is part of the URL |
Supported connection paths
| Client | Documented path | Authentication | Special requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Remote MCP in Settings or mcp.json | OAuth | No additional config.json is required. |
| Claude Desktop | Custom connector | OAuth | No manual desktop config entry is required. |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http | OAuth | Browser sign-in on first use. |
| ChatGPT | Custom app in Developer Mode | OAuth | Disable OIDC and enable Palim in every chat with @Palim. |
| Perplexity Mac | Advanced connector with mcp-remote | x-api-key | The web connector is not the currently supported path. |
| Antigravity | Remote MCP URL | OAuth | The MCP endpoint is sufficient. |
| n8n and custom clients | Streamable HTTP | x-api-key | Observe initialize and mcp-session-id. |
Client product interfaces change independently of Palim. If a menu label differs, the MCP endpoint, authentication method, and requirements in the matching guide remain authoritative.
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