MCP Connector

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that allows AI assistants to discover and call external tools and data sources. By enabling the MCP Connector for an API Product, you make that product consumable by Claude, GPT, and other MCP-compatible agents.

Enabling the connector

1. Open an API Product in the dashboard.
2. Go to Integrations → MCP Connector.
3. Toggle Enable MCP.
4. Download the generated mcp.json manifest.

Using the connector with Claude

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "my-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch"],
      "env": {
        "MANIFEST_URL": "https://portal.example.com/my-api/mcp.json",
        "API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Tool naming

Each API Product route becomes an MCP tool named <product_slug>__<method>_<path_segments>.

Example: GET /v1/orders/:id → payments-api__get_v1_orders_{id}