AI Assist (MCP)

How to connect Claude Code to contactID

Add contactID to Claude Code with one terminal command, then sign in from the browser. It takes about 3 minutes.

6 stepsWith screenshotsUpdated October 2026

Before you start

A contactID account you can sign in to
Claude Code installed, and a terminal
A computer with a browser, for the sign-in

Open AI Assist and copy the address

In the dashboard at https://contactid.brandid.app/, open Account in the sidebar and choose AI Assist (MCP). Open the Apps tab. On the right is the panel Connect an AI app.

Press Copy next to the address, which is:

https://contactid.brandid.app/mcp

Under Steps for your app, press Claude Code to see the steps for that app.

The Claude Code steps with the command to run and its Copy button

Run the command in your terminal

In a terminal with Claude Code installed, run this command (you can use the Copy button in the panel):

claude mcp add --transport http contactid https://contactid.brandid.app/mcp

This adds contactID to the project you are in.

Make it available in every project (optional)

To have contactID in every project, add --scope user to the command:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user contactid https://contactid.brandid.app/mcp

Sign in with /mcp

Start Claude Code, then run:

/mcp

Choose contactid. A browser window opens on a contactID page. Sign in. If you signed in more than 10 minutes ago, enter the 6-digit code contactID emails you.

You always sign in on contactID’s own page. The AI app never sees your password.

Choose what Claude Code may do and press Allow

On the contactID page, choose View only, View and manage or Custom. If you are unsure, start with View only.

Because Claude Code returns to a program on your own computer, contactID marks it Known app (shown as Known app on this computer on the AI Assist page). contactID knows where the sign-in returns, not which program asked, so continue only if you just started Claude Code yourself. Then press Allow. If a connection page opens that you did not start, press Cancel.

Try a first request

In Claude Code, ask something that only looks, for example:

List my Agents and tell me which one is the default

Then open Account, AI Assist (MCP), Apps in the dashboard to see Claude Code under Connected apps.

Tips

contactID asks you before anything that reaches people or spends credits, and nothing is sent unless you start sending or say yes.
The same command works in any folder: run it once with --scope user and you do not need to repeat it per project.
Sending and checking websites happen on your computer. For an AI app to add websites or send, keep Chrome open with the contactID extension signed in to the same account, and keep Let AI apps use contactID on this computer on in Settings, Sync & AI access. See the dashboard and the guide on letting AI apps use your computer.

If something goes wrong

The sign-in does not open or contactID is not connected

Run /mcp again in Claude Code, choose contactid and sign in in the browser that opens. If it still fails, check the address is exactly https://contactid.brandid.app/mcp, remove the server and add it again.

Claude Code asks me to connect again

The connection ended after 90 days, 30 days unused, a new password, or a disconnect. Run /mcp and sign in again.

A request says it cannot reach my computer

Open Chrome with the contactID extension signed in to the same account, and check Let AI apps use contactID on this computer is on in Settings, Sync & AI access.