Claude MCP Connector

Connect Slate to Claude using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to query analytics, run workflows, and manage sheets through natural conversation.

The Slate MCP connector lets you interact with your Slate workspace directly from Claude. Ask Claude to pull your AI search analytics, trigger workflows, manage sheet data, and more — all through natural language.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude connect to external tools and data sources. The Slate MCP connector exposes your workspace data as tools that Claude can call on your behalf.

Prerequisites

• A Slate account with an active workspace
• A Claude account (claude.ai) or Claude Desktop installed on your machine

Setup

Step 1: Open connector settings

Claude Web App

Go to Settings → Connectors.

Claude Desktop

Go to Settings → Connectors.

Step 2: Add the Slate connector

1. Click Add custom connector.
2. Enter the following details:
   • URL: https://api.slatehq.ai/slate-mcp-server/mcp
   • Client ID: slate-mcp-claude-connector
   • Client Secret: c99d6ac89179603b25c3db21d960ed0c510dce0f40953c5382716a5ecfd3e03b
3. Click Add.

Step 3: Connect and authenticate

1. Go to the connector you just added and click Connect.
2. Claude opens the Slate login page.
   • If you are already logged into Slate, it asks you to confirm and redirects you back to Claude.
   • If you are not logged in, enter your Slate username and password to sign in.
3. After authentication, the connector is active and ready to use.

Step 4: Select your workspace

Start a new conversation in Claude and ask it to list your workspaces:

List my Slate workspaces

Claude shows your available workspaces. Then tell Claude which workspace to use:

Set my workspace to [workspace name or ID]

All subsequent requests use the selected workspace.

You must select a workspace before using analytics, workflow, or sheet tools. If you skip this step, Claude will prompt you to select one.

Available tools

The connector exposes tools across four categories.

AI Search Analytics

Query your AI search visibility data directly in Claude.

Tool	What it does
get_overview_summary	KPIs: mentions, position, visibility, share of voice
get_overview_trends	Time-series trends with competitor comparison
get_citation_summary	Citation counts by category (owned, competitor, social)
get_citation_domains	Domains citing your brand
get_citation_urls	Specific URLs citing your brand
get_citation_urls_for_domain	Drill into citations from a single domain
get_citation_responses	AI response excerpts for a specific URL
get_sentiment_summary	Overall sentiment breakdown (positive, neutral, negative)
get_sentiment_by_brand	Sentiment compared to competitors
get_sentiment_themes	Theme clusters (e.g., “product quality”, “pricing”)
get_sentiment_theme_keywords	Keywords within sentiment themes
get_sentiment_mentions	Individual mention excerpts
list_topics	Topics and keywords being tracked
list_prompts	Prompts mentioning your brand
get_prompt_details	Full details for a specific prompt
list_tracked_pages	Owned pages being monitored
get_page_summary	Page-level search and AI metrics
get_page_timeseries	Daily performance trends for a page
get_page_citations	Prompt citations for a specific page

Workspace and reports

Tool	What it does
list_workspaces	Your workspace memberships
set_workspace	Select the active workspace
get_workspace_overview	Workspace-level aggregates
get_brand_context	Brand info (domains, competitors, ICP)
get_report_payload	Full report data
get_shared_report	Public shared report

Workflows

Discover, create, and run workflows without leaving Claude.

Tool	What it does
list_workflows	Your workflows
get_workflow	Workflow details
list_workflow_templates	Available templates
create_workflow	Create a workflow from scratch
create_workflow_from_template	Create from a template
publish_workflow	Publish a workflow for execution
run_workflow	Trigger a workflow run
get_workflow_run	Check run status and output

Sheets

Read and manage your Slate sheets data.

Tool	What it does
list_grids	Your grids
list_sheets	Sheets in a grid
get_sheet	Sheet structure and sample rows
create_sheet	Create a new sheet
add_sheet_column	Add a typed column
get_sheet_rows	Paginated row data
add_sheet_rows	Insert new rows
update_sheet_rows	Update existing rows
execute_workflow_on_sheet	Run a workflow on sheet rows
execute_sequence_on_sheet	Run workflows sequentially on rows
configure_auto_run	Auto-execute a workflow on new rows
download_sheet_csv	Export a grid as CSV

Sample use cases

Here are practical examples you can try after connecting.

Weekly AI visibility report

Summarize my AI search visibility for the past 7 days.
Show me the top cited domains and any sentiment shifts compared to last week.

Claude pulls your overview metrics, top citing domains, and sentiment data to build a consolidated report.

Competitor citation analysis

Which competitors are getting cited more than us?
Break it down by domain and show the actual AI responses mentioning them.

Claude compares your brand citations against competitors and shows the relevant AI response excerpts.

Monitor brand sentiment by theme

What are the main sentiment themes for my brand?
Show me the negative mentions under the "pricing" theme.

Claude surfaces your sentiment themes and drills into specific negative feedback.

Run a content workflow

Show me my available workflows.
Run the "SEO Blog Generator" workflow with the input domain "example.com".

Claude lists your workflows, triggers the one you choose, and returns the results when the run completes.

Create a workflow from a template

List the available workflow templates.
Create a new workflow from the "Keyword Research" template.

Claude shows available templates and creates a new workflow you can customize.

Bulk update sheet data

Show me the rows in my "Content Calendar" sheet.
Update the status column to "Published" for rows 1 through 5.

Claude displays your sheet data and updates the specified rows.

Run a workflow across sheet rows

Run my "Meta Description Generator" workflow on all rows in the "Blog Posts" sheet.

Claude triggers the workflow for each row in the sheet.

Export data for a presentation

Download my "Campaign Results" grid as a CSV file.

Claude exports the grid and provides the CSV download.

Troubleshooting

”No workspace selected” error

Ask Claude to list your workspaces and select one before using other tools.

Connection fails

1. Verify the URL is exactly https://api.slatehq.ai/slate-mcp-server/mcp.
2. Check that the client ID and client secret are entered correctly.
3. Check your internet connection.

Login does not complete

1. Make sure pop-ups are not blocked in your browser.
2. Try clearing your browser cookies for slatehq.ai and reconnecting.
3. Confirm your Slate account is active.

Tools return empty results

Verify you have data in the selected workspace. Some tools (like analytics) require an active AI Search Analytics setup in Slate.

What’s next

• AI Search Analytics overview — set up tracking before querying analytics via MCP
• Workflows overview — learn how to build workflows you can trigger from Claude
• Sheets overview — understand grids and sheets before managing data via MCP