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Claude + Connect AI

Wire Connect AI’s managed MCP server into Claude Desktop, the Claude Agent SDK, or the Messages API. Claude natively discovers and calls tools. No custom integration code required.

Agent SDK getting started · Claude Desktop guide 

from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic()

response = client.beta.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-7",
    max_tokens=2048,
    mcp_servers=[{
        "type": "url",
        "url": "https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp",
        "name": "cdata-connect-ai",
        "authorization_token": "Basic <BASE64_EMAIL_PAT>",
    }],
    messages=[{
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Which accounts have the most open opportunities?"
    }],
    extra_headers={"anthropic-beta": "mcp-client-2025-04-04"},
)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cdata-connect-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization: Basic YOUR_BASE64"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Developer guide

Full step-by-step guide to building a production-ready Claude agent with Connect AI MCP.

Claude Agent SDK: Getting Started Build a stateful Claude agent with MCPClient, tool calling, and session management. Includes architecture walkthrough and runnable code.

Sources for Claude

Common Claude + source patterns. Tap any combination to see the tutorial.

Salesforce Pipeline research, account briefings, outreach drafting with full CRM context.
Workday Onboarding automation, org-chart questions, headcount analysis from natural language.
HubSpot Account research, deal progression summaries, and contact enrichment grounded in live CRM data.
NetSuite Financial reporting, order analysis, and vendor reconciliation via natural language.
Snowflake Warehouse analytics, ad-hoc SQL exploration, and metric questions answered against live cloud data.
Postgres Application database questions, schema exploration, and operational queries with safe read-only access.

Sample agents

Two starting points: a one-command scaffold, or a deeper reference implementation.

Quickstart @cdatasoftware/create-agent

Generate a working LangChain or Google ADK agent (Anthropic-backed) in one command. Includes Management MCP setup for in-band connection provisioning.

10-min scaffold
Deeper example CDataSoftware/connectai-claude-agent

Production-ready Claude Agent SDK chatbot with Connect AI MCP and stateful conversation context.

View on GitHub

Evaluating Connect AI for your team? See the full Anthropic integration overview.

Connect AI documentation

Full API reference, authentication guides, and configuration details.

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