Connect Claude Code
Claude Code adds the LanaChat MCP server with one command. You need Claude Code installed (guide) and your token (guide).
Add the server #
- Open a terminal.
- Paste this command. Replace
YOUR_MCP_TOKENwith your token, keep the wordBearerand the space after it.
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user lanachat https://api.lanachat.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_MCP_TOKEN"Press Enter. Claude Code answers that it added the server lanachat.
What each part means:
| Part | Meaning |
|---|---|
--transport http | the server speaks Streamable HTTP |
--scope user | available in every folder you open, not only this one |
lanachat | the name of the server in Claude Code |
https://api.lanachat.ai/mcp | the LanaChat MCP address |
--header "Authorization: Bearer …" | your token, sent with each call |
Tip To keep the token out of your terminal history on a Mac or Linux, type read -s LANACHAT_MCP_TOKEN, press Enter, paste the token (nothing shows), press Enter, then run the same command with Bearer $LANACHAT_MCP_TOKEN in place of Bearer YOUR_MCP_TOKEN.
Check it is connected #
- Start Claude Code: type
claudeand press Enter. - Type
/mcpand press Enter. lanachatshows as connected, with its tools.
From the terminal, claude mcp list gives the same answer without starting a session.
Change or remove it #
- New token (after a rotation):
claude mcp remove lanachat --scope user, then add it again with the new token. - Changed the boxes of the token with Edit: quit Claude Code and start it again, so it reads the new tool list.
Next: test the connection.