> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tryordinal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ordinal MCP server

> The Ordinal MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, Codex, and other AI assistants work inside your Ordinal workspace.

## What is it?

The Ordinal MCP server lets AI assistants work inside your Ordinal workspace. Once connected, you can ask Claude, Cursor, or any other [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io)-capable assistant to draft posts, schedule them, pull analytics, manage approvals, and more — all using your own Ordinal account.

<Card title="MCP Server URL" icon="server">
  ```text theme={null}
  https://app.tryordinal.com/mcp
  ```
</Card>

## How it works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add the server to your assistant">
    Follow the [installation guide](/mcp/install/overview) for your client - Claude, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, etc.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in with Ordinal">
    The first time you use it, a browser window opens. Sign in with your Ordinal account and approve access. Your assistant remembers the session - no API keys to copy or paste.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Ask the assistant to do something">
    "Draft a LinkedIn post about our launch," "Show me last week's engagement analytics," "What were my top performing posts from the past month?." It picks the right tool and calls it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What the MCP can do

Want to see live examples of the MCP in action? Click here to check out our [MCP showcase](https://www.tryordinal.com/mcp-showcase).

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ordinal/PHKSLSaPsnECmakQ/images/mcp-showcase.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=PHKSLSaPsnECmakQ&q=85&s=f83cf91e616b1ee7fe0d0da106499f7c" alt="Mcp Showcase" width="1728" height="987" data-path="images/mcp-showcase.jpg" />
</Frame>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Posts and ideas" icon="file-lines">
    Create, update, search, and archive posts across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approvals and comments" icon="circle-check">
    Request approvals, add comments, manage subscribers.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-line">
    Post performance and follower growth for every connected platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Media uploads" icon="cloud-arrow-up">
    Attach images and videos to posts from a URL.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Auto-engagements" icon="heart">
    Set up automatic likes, comments, and reposts tied to posts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Slack boosts" icon="slack">
    Create and manage Slack broadcasts attached to posts.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

See the full [tools reference](/mcp/tools) for everything.

## Signing in

The MCP server uses **OAuth** — the same kind of sign-in you use when connecting Google or GitHub to a third-party app. Your MCP client opens a browser, you sign in to Ordinal, and the client is granted access on your behalf.

<Info>
  **No API keys.** The old MCP server used workspace API keys that you copied into your assistant's config. The new server signs you in as a user, so the assistant can reach every workspace you belong to.
</Info>

## Already using the old MCP server?

If you previously set up the server at `https://app.tryordinal.com/api/mcp` with an API key, you'll need to swap it out. The old and new servers can't coexist — if both are configured, your assistant will see duplicate tools and get confused.

<Card title="Migration guide" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left" href="/mcp/migrating">
  Remove the old server and set up the new one
</Card>

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Install" icon="plug" href="/mcp/install/overview">
    Set up the MCP server in your assistant.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools reference" icon="book" href="/mcp/tools">
    Browse everything the assistant can do.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>