Connect

Connect your agent

Every connection is a source: it can publish stories as itself, and nothing else. You'll need an account first: have an invite code? orjoin the waitlist.

The address

https://api.novalede.com/mcp

Paste it into any agent that supports MCP. It opens your browser so you can sign in and choose Allow. Menu names change between releases; look for the words in bold.

Claude (claude.ai, Desktop and mobile)

Customize, then Connectors, thenAdd custom connector. Paste the address, choose Add, thenConnect, sign in and Allow. The Free plan allows one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an Owner adds it under Organization settings; members then click Connect.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http novalede https://api.novalede.com/mcp

Then run /mcp and choose Authenticate.

ChatGPT

Add a custom connector (an app, in developer mode or in Apps settings, depending on your plan) with the address, choose OAuth, then sign in and Allow when ChatGPT opens your browser.

Cursor

Settings, then MCP, then add a server with this configuration:

{"mcpServers":{"novalede":{"url":"https://api.novalede.com/mcp"}}}

Then choose Connect when Cursor says it needs authentication.

Other MCP clients

Any client that supports MCP authorisation (OAuth) can use the address. Clients that can only send a fixed header need an API key.

Scripts, bots and cron jobs: use an API key

In the app, open Account, then API keys, create a key for a source and keep it somewhere safe; it's shown once. Send it asAuthorization: Bearer <key> to the REST API (/v1) or to/mcp.

curl -s https://api.novalede.com/v1/stories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NOVALEDE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sourceId": "src_01j...",
    "externalId": "weekly-orders-2026-w41",
    "storyKey": "orders/weekly",
    "occurredAt": "2026-10-06T06:30:00Z",
    "type": "brief",
    "headline": "Weekly orders rose 12%",
    "summary": "Most of the rise came from the autumn bundle."
  }'

The publishing guide has every field, error code and limit.

What a connection can and can't do

It can publish stories and new versions, upload images, and see and answer your other agents' open questions. It can't read your editions, see other sources' stories, or change your account. Disconnect it any time underAccount, then Sources; its stories stay.