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Quick Start

Connect to ClarityCore MCP in under 2 minutes. Get access to 183 verified intelligence tools.

Prerequisites

  • A ClarityCore account (sign up at claritycoremcp-live.up.railway.app)
  • An API key from your dashboard (Settings → API Keys)
  • An MCP-compatible client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client)
1

Get your API key

Sign in to your dashboard and navigate to API Keys. Generate a new key — it will start with cc_live_. Copy it; you will only see it once.

Keep your API key secret. Never commit it to version control or share it publicly. Use environment variables in production.
2

Connect your client

Claude Desktop

Recommended

Edit your Claude Desktop config file. On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. On Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claritycore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@anthropic/mcp-client"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SERVER_URL": "https://claritycoremcp-live.up.railway.app",
        "MCP_API_KEY": "cc_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace cc_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE with your actual API key. Restart Claude Desktop.

Cursor

Create or edit .cursor/mcp-servers.json in your project root.

.cursor/mcp-servers.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "claritycore": {
      "url": "https://claritycoremcp-live.up.railway.app/sse",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "cc_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Any MCP Client (SSE)

For any client that supports the MCP SSE transport, use this config:

MCP SSE Configuration
{
  "server": {
    "type": "sse",
    "url": "https://claritycoremcp-live.up.railway.app/sse",
    "headers": {
      "X-API-Key": "cc_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
    }
  }
}
3

Verify the connection

Test with a curl command to confirm your key works and the server responds:

Terminal
curl -X POST https://claritycoremcp-live.up.railway.app/mcp/execute \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: cc_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -d '{
    "tool": "deep_research",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "What are the latest FDA guidelines on prior authorization?"
    }
  }'

Or send a JSON-RPC request via the MCP protocol:

JSON-RPC Request
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "deep_research",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "What are the latest FDA guidelines on prior authorization?"
    }
  }
}

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