Connect AI clients to the MCP server

Replace pat_… with an API token. Prefer a token with only the permissions the agent needs.

Claude Desktop#

With OAuth: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Name it "Privatus Analytics" and enter https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp. Claude opens a browser window to sign in and approve access.

With a token, in claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit config), using the mcp-remote bridge:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "privatus": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp", "--header", "Authorization:${PRIVATUS_AUTH}"],
      "env": { "PRIVATUS_AUTH": "Bearer pat_…" }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Code#

claude mcp add --transport http privatus https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer pat_…"

Add --scope user to use it in every project, or --scope project to share it through .mcp.json (then reference an environment variable instead of committing the token). Check it with /mcp inside Claude Code.

To sign in with OAuth instead of a token, leave out --header and authenticate from /mcp inside Claude Code.

ChatGPT#

ChatGPT connects to remote MCP servers as custom connectors. Turn on developer mode in ChatGPT's settings, create a connector, enter https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp and choose OAuth as the authentication. ChatGPT opens a window to sign in to Privatus Analytics and approve access.

Gemini CLI#

gemini mcp add --transport http privatus https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp

Then run /mcp auth privatus inside Gemini CLI to sign in with OAuth.

Cursor#

~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "privatus": {
      "url": "https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer pat_…" }
    }
  }
}

Then enable it under Cursor Settings → MCP.

VS Code#

.vscode/mcp.json, prompting for the token so it isn't stored in the file:

{
  "inputs": [
    { "type": "promptString", "id": "privatus-token", "description": "Privatus Analytics API token", "password": true }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "privatus": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:privatus-token}" }
    }
  }
}

Start the server from the file's CodeLens or the MCP: List Servers command, and use it in Copilot Chat's agent mode.

Other clients#

Any client that supports Streamable HTTP can connect to https://privatusanalytics.com/mcp with an Authorization header. Clients that only support stdio can use mcp-remote as shown for Claude Desktop.