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title: "Claude"
slug: "claude"
updated: 2026-07-11T18:46:13Z
published: 2026-07-11T18:46:13Z
canonical: "docs.dataddo.com/claude"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dataddo.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Claude

> 🚧 **Prototype**
> 
> 
> The Dataddo MCP server is an early prototype. See the [Dataddo MCP Server overview](/docs/dataddo-mcp-server) for its current capabilities and roadmap.

Connect the [Dataddo MCP server](/docs/dataddo-mcp-server) to [Claude](https://claude.ai) as a **custom connector**. Custom connectors added to your Claude account work in the claude.ai web app, Claude Desktop, and Claude mobile, and are available on all plans (Free users are limited to one custom connector).

> ⚠️ **Authentication limitation**
> 
> 
> Claude custom connectors authenticate via OAuth or connect without authentication. Sending a static API token header ("Request headers") is currently an Anthropic **beta with gradual rollout**, so the option may not appear in your account yet. Without it, you are limited to tools that do not access account data (such as `current-time`). If you use **Claude Code**, static tokens are fully supported - see [Dataddo MCP in Claude Code](/docs/dataddo-mcp-claude-code).

## Setup

**On Free, Pro, and Max plans:**

1. In Claude, go to **Settings → Connectors**.
2. Click **Add custom connector**.
3. Enter:
  - **Name:** `Dataddo`
  - **URL:** `https://headless.dataddo.com/mcp`
4. If your account shows a **Request headers** section (beta), add a required header `Authorization` with the value `Bearer <YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>` - include the `Bearer ` prefix. To obtain a token, see [Headless API Authorization](/headless/docs/dataddo-api-authorization).
5. Click **Add**.

**On Team and Enterprise plans**, an admin adds the connector first under **Admin settings → Connectors**; members then enable it under **Settings → Connectors → Connect**.

To use the connector in a chat, click the **+** button in the chat input, open **Connectors**, and enable Dataddo for the conversation.

## Try It Out

Ask Claude:

> Using the Dataddo tools, what is the current time in UTC?

## Notes

- Claude Desktop uses the same account-level connector configuration as claude.ai - you do not edit `claude_desktop_config.json` for remote servers.
- Claude connects to the Dataddo MCP server from Anthropic's cloud infrastructure, not from your device, so no local network configuration is needed.

## Troubleshooting

- **The connector fails to connect.** Verify the URL is exactly `https://headless.dataddo.com/mcp`.
- **Tools return authentication errors.** Your access token may have expired; update the header value with a fresh token. See [Authorization](/headless/docs/dataddo-api-authorization).