---
url: "https://questionstar.com/help/integrations/mcp-claude/"
title: "Connect the QUESTIONSTAR MCP with Claude — step by step"
description: "Connect Claude Desktop to the QUESTIONSTAR MCP server: create a connector, enter the URL, approve via OAuth — a guide with screenshots."
lastmod: "2026-08-05"
type: "help"
---

# Connect the QUESTIONSTAR MCP with Claude

Connect Claude Desktop to the QUESTIONSTAR MCP — a step-by-step guide with screenshots, from Settings to the OAuth approval.

*Step-by-step guide for Claude Desktop. The screenshots are from the current app version — the menu labels may change slightly with updates.*

## Requirements

- An active QUESTIONSTAR account — **already signed in in your browser** (with the exact account you want the AI client to connect to)
- Claude Desktop installed (macOS/Windows)

## Set up the connection

![Claude Desktop — account menu at the bottom left with the Settings entry](/assets/help/integrations/mcp-claude/01-user-menu.png)

1. Open **Claude Desktop** and click your account icon at the bottom left.
2. Choose **Settings** from the menu.

![Claude Desktop — Connectors section with the Add menu open and the Add custom connector entry](/assets/help/integrations/mcp-claude/02-connectors-add.png)

3. In the sidebar, switch to **Connectors**.
4. Click **Add** at the top right.
5. Choose **Add custom connector**.

![Claude Desktop — Add custom connector dialog with the name QUESTIONSTAR and the URL https://mcp.questionstar.com/mcp](/assets/help/integrations/mcp-claude/03-custom-connector-modal.png)

6. Enter a name — e.g. “QUESTIONSTAR”.
7. Under *URL*, enter: `https://mcp.questionstar.com/mcp`.
8. Click **Add**.

![Claude Desktop — QUESTIONSTAR connector page with the Connect button](/assets/help/integrations/mcp-claude/04-not-connected.png)

9. Back in the Connectors section, click **Connect** next to QUESTIONSTAR.

**Not signed in?** The QUESTIONSTAR sign-in page opens first. Sign in, then click **Connect** again — the second click completes the MCP connection.

![QUESTIONSTAR Authorize access dialog with the Deny and Allow buttons](/assets/help/integrations/mcp-claude/05-authorize.png)

10. In the QUESTIONSTAR dialog: **Allow**, to give Claude access.

The connection is now active. Back in the chat you’ll see QUESTIONSTAR tools available.

### First prompts to try

- **“Show me my surveys”** — a quick inventory.
- **“What can I do with QUESTIONSTAR via the MCP — and how can you help me with it?”** — the AI client tells you itself which tools are available. Especially useful when you’re just starting out.

For more ideas — and some surprisingly useful applications — see the [“Unexpectedly useful” section of the MCP overview](/help/integrations/mcp-ai/#unexpectedly-useful).