This article covers connecting Pliant MCP to Claude (Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, the mobile app and Claude Code). Pliant MCP is in Claude's connector directory, so you do not need a Client ID or Client Secret.
Before you start: an organization admin has to turn on Pliant MCP once, for the whole organization.
Go to Settings > Modules in Pliant.
Find the Pliant MCP tile and activate it.
Turning the module off later revokes access for everyone and does not delete conversation history already stored in your AI tool.
Option A: your Claude organization (Team or Enterprise)
An Owner of your Claude organization first adds Pliant from the directory, once. It is described in Claude: set up Pliant MCP for your organization. Afterwards each person only has to connect:
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors.
Search for Pliant and click Connect. Look for the verified connector by Pliant.
Sign in with your Pliant account and select Allow.
Option B: just for you (Pro or Max)
In Claude, open Settings > Connectors.
Search for Pliant and click Connect. Look for the verified connector by Pliant.
Sign in with your Pliant account and review the consent screen. Select Allow only if it shows the Pliant name and the permissions you expect.
Claude Code
Connect Pliant in Claude first, with the same Claude account. It then appears in Claude Code automatically. To check, run:
claude mcp list
Look for claude.ai Pliant with the status Connected. Do not also add Pliant with claude mcp add, or it appears twice.
Check that it works
Enable the Pliant connector in the chat tools menu.
Ask your assistant: "Which Pliant account am I connected as?" It should answer with your name, organization and role.
Using Pliant MCP Pro?
Pliant MCP Pro is not in the directory. You add it as a custom connector with its own credentials, see Pliant MCP Pro. Pro includes everything in Pliant MCP, so you only need one of the two.
If something goes wrong
If sign-in fails immediately, you may have an open Pliant session in your browser. Open https://login.getpliant.com/v2/logout and try again.
Still stuck? Contact Pliant support with your tool, its version and the exact error text.
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