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Connect from Claude Code (CLI)#

Connect the ZenCreator MCP server to the Claude Code CLI. ZenCreator's MCP is a hosted, remote server secured with OAuth 2.1 — you add one URL and log in once in your browser. There are no API keys to paste, nothing to install, and no local process to run. Claude Code stores the token and refreshes it automatically.

  • MCP endpoint: https://mcp.zncr.pro/mcp
  • Prerequisite: a ZenCreator account at https://app.zencreator.pro (you log in with it during OAuth).

1. Add the server#

claude mcp add --transport http zencreator https://mcp.zncr.pro/mcp

This registers a server named zencreator using the HTTP transport pointed at the remote endpoint.

Choose a scope#

By default the server is added at the local scope (this project only). Use a flag to widen it:

Scope Flag Effect
local (default) Available in the current project only.
user --scope user Available across all your projects.
project --scope project Shared with the project via a committed .mcp.json.

Example, available everywhere:

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user zencreator https://mcp.zncr.pro/mcp

JSON form#

To wire it up by hand (for example, --scope project writes this into .mcp.json at the project root):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zencreator": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.zncr.pro/mcp"
    }
  }
}

2. Authenticate (OAuth)#

Adding the server does not log you in. Until you authenticate, the server shows as Needs authentication.

  1. Start Claude Code:
    claude
  2. Run the /mcp slash command.
  3. Pick the zencreator server, then choose Authenticate.
  4. Your browser opens to log in at ZenCreator. Approve the consent screen, which grants the scopes mcp.read and mcp.generate.
  5. The token is stored by Claude Code and refreshes automatically — you should not need to log in again.

The first connect can be slow while the client runs OAuth discovery and the login round-trip. To re-authenticate later (for example, after revoking access), run /mcp again and choose Authenticate.

3. Verify#

Check registration and auth status from the shell:

claude mcp list

This shows the zencreator server and reports Needs authentication until you have logged in.

Then confirm the tools actually work by asking your agent to call one. In a claude session, try:

Use ZenCreator to call zencreator_get_me and show my credit balance.

or

List the ZenCreator generation tools with zencreator_list_tools.

If zencreator_get_me returns your profile and credit balance, the connection is live. The zencreator_* tools are now available to your agent for generation, assets, templates, and account tasks.

Manage the connection#

  • Status: claude mcp list
  • Re-authenticate: run /mcp inside claude, pick zencreator, choose Authenticate.
  • Remove:
    claude mcp remove zencreator

Troubleshooting#

  • claude mcp list says "Needs authentication" — you have added the server but not logged in. Run /mcp and authenticate.
  • First call hangs or feels slow — the first connect runs OAuth discovery plus the browser login; subsequent calls are fast.
  • No ZenCreator account — sign up at https://app.zencreator.pro first; you log in with it during OAuth.

See Troubleshooting for more.

Next steps#