Connect Claude

There are three ways to connect. Try them in this order.

1. Find WriteStack in the directoryCopy Anchor Link

WriteStack is listed in Claude's connector directory.

1. In Claude, open Settings → Connectors and browse the connectors.
2. Search for WriteStack and click Connect.
3. Claude opens WriteStack. Sign in and approve access.
4. In a chat, turn on WriteStack from the tools menu and ask, for example: "What's in my WriteStack queue this week?"

2. Add a custom connectorCopy Anchor Link

If you can't find WriteStack in the directory, add it by URL.

1. In Settings → Connectors, choose Add custom connector.
2. Name it WriteStack and paste the endpoint:

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   https://www.writestack.io/api/mcp/mcp

3. Click Connect, sign in to WriteStack and approve access.

3. Use the Claude Desktop config fileCopy Anchor Link

Use this only if connectors don't work for you. It uses an API key instead of signing in.

1. In WriteStack, open Settings → MCP, click Generate Key, and copy the MCP configuration JSON shown with your new key. See API key.
2. In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json.
3. Paste the writestack entry inside mcpServers and save:

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   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "writestack": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": [
           "-y",
           "mcp-remote",
           "https://www.writestack.io/api/mcp/mcp",
           "--header",
           "Authorization: Bearer ws_your_api_key"
         ]
       }
     }
   }

4. Fully quit Claude Desktop (⌘Q on Mac, or Quit from the system tray on Windows) and open it again. Closing the window isn't enough.

Use one method, not two. If you switch to a connector after using the config file, delete the writestack entry from claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude Desktop, so WriteStack isn't loaded twice.

If it doesn't workCopy Anchor Link

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