# Connect a Client (/api/mcp/connect-a-client)



Unbind has an [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server built in. Connect an AI agent to it and the agent can deploy services, read logs, change variables and debug failed deployments for you, within the limits you set.

## The URL [#the-url]

```text
https://unbind.example.com/mcp
```

Your own URL is shown under your avatar > **Account Settings** > **Connected Apps**.

## Connect with OAuth [#connect-with-oauth]

Most clients support this, and it is the easiest way. Add the URL as a custom connector or remote MCP server in your client. The client sends you to Unbind, where you pick what it may access and press **Approve**. See [Connected Apps](/api/connected-apps#approving-an-app).

* **Claude**: **Settings** > **Connectors** > **Add custom connector**, and paste the URL.
* **ChatGPT**: **Settings** > **Connectors**, with developer mode on, and add the URL.
* **Claude Code**:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http unbind https://unbind.example.com/mcp
```

Then run `/mcp` inside Claude Code to sign in.

## Connect with an API key [#connect-with-an-api-key]

For clients without OAuth, or for agents that run unattended, use an [API key](/api/authentication) as a bearer token.

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http unbind https://unbind.example.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer unb_your_key"
```

Clients configured with JSON, like Cursor, look like this:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unbind": {
      "url": "https://unbind.example.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer unb_your_key" }
    }
  }
}
```

## Try it [#try-it]

Ask something that only needs reading:

> List my Unbind projects and tell me if any service is crashing.

Then something real:

> The last deployment of the API service failed. Find out why.

The agent reads the deployment, pulls the build logs and tells you what broke.

## Before you hand over the keys [#before-you-hand-over-the-keys]

Read [Limiting Access](/api/mcp/limiting-access). An agent with editor access to everything can redeploy anything you can.