MCP Quickstart

Option 1: Connect with API Key (Recommended)

The simplest way to connect. Works with any MCP client that supports Bearer token auth.

Step 1: Get an API Key

Sign in to parallect.ai/settings/keys and create an API key.

Step 2: Configure Your Client

Cursor — Add to your MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallect": {
      "url": "https://parallect.ai/api/mcp/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop — Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "parallect": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y", "mcp-remote",
        "https://parallect.ai/api/mcp/mcp",
        "--header", "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Start Using

Your AI agent now has access to all Parallect tools. Try asking:

"Use the research tool to investigate the latest advances in quantum computing"

The agent will call the research tool, wait for results via research_status, and retrieve the synthesized report via get_results.

Verify Connection

After configuring, ask your agent:

"Check my Parallect balance"

If connected correctly, it will call the balance tool and return your credit balance.