FAQ: The Beckmann.AI MCP Service
Your own MCP toolset at mcp.beckmann.ai: what the service does, how to subscribe to tools and connect the server to Claude, Claude Code or ChatGPT.
What is the Beckmann.AI MCP service?
A personal MCP server at mcp.beckmann.ai: you sign in on beckmann.ai, assemble your own toolset from the catalog and connect your AI client to the server URL. The URL is the same for everyone — the server recognises who is calling via your sign-in and serves exactly the tools you subscribed to.
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
An open standard that connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources. An MCP server provides tools the AI client (e.g. Claude or ChatGPT) can call during a conversation. MCP was initiated by Anthropic and is now supported by Claude, ChatGPT and many developer tools.
How do I set up my toolset?
Sign in on beckmann.ai via the account icon in the top right (free), then subscribe to tools in the marketplace (beckmann.ai/en/mcp-server) or manage your toolset on “My MCP Server”. Important: already-connected clients pick up changes only after reconnecting — the tool list is loaded when connecting. If an old connection calls a tool that has since been removed, the server locks that session and asks you to sign in again.
Which tools are available right now?
Four tools right now: “Command Guard” (checks AI agents’ shell commands before execution and blocks destructive ones), “Knowledge Base Search” (semantic RAG search across all posts, returning the most relevant articles incl. excerpts), “Beckmann.AI News” (the 5 latest posts with title, date, teaser and link — in German or English) and “Hello World” (connection test). All details in the marketplace at beckmann.ai/en/mcp-server — the catalog keeps growing.
What is the server URL and how do I sign in?
The URL is https://mcp.beckmann.ai for every user. On first connect your AI client briefly opens the browser: sign in there with your beckmann.ai account (OAuth) — from then on the server knows who you are and serves your personal toolset.
How do I add the server to Claude Code?
With one terminal command: claude mcp add --transport http beckmann-ai https://mcp.beckmann.ai — on first access Claude Code walks you through the browser sign-in.
How do I connect claude.ai or ChatGPT?
In claude.ai: Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, paste the server URL and confirm the browser sign-in. In ChatGPT: Settings → Apps & Connectors → enable developer mode, add the URL as a new connector and confirm via browser sign-in as well.
What does the service cost?
Nothing — the MCP service is a free offering by Beckmann.AI. It is in an early phase; scope and tools will evolve.
What data is stored?
Only what the service needs: your account (via the sign-in provider Clerk) and your tool selection. We never see the contents of your conversations with Claude or ChatGPT — the server only processes the individual tool calls.
How do I revoke a client’s access?
Simply remove the connection in the client (e.g. delete the connector in claude.ai, or run “claude mcp remove beckmann-ai” in Claude Code). Issued access tokens also expire automatically.
I have an idea for a new tool — do you take requests?
Absolutely! Reach out to Brian via LinkedIn or GitHub (linked on the About page) — the tool catalog grows with demand.