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Use MindWiki as shared memory for Claude on your Mac or Windows computer. Bring in research and project notes, capture decisions from a conversation, and review the same pages in MindWiki on your phone or the web.

Add MindWiki

  1. Open Customize → Connectors in Claude and choose Add custom connector.
  2. Name it MindWiki and enter https://api.mindwiki.io/mcp as the server URL.
  3. Keep browser sign-in enabled. If asked how to register the client, use automatic registration; you do not need to invent a client ID or secret.
  4. Connect and complete MindWiki's authorization page.
  5. Enable MindWiki from the conversation's connector/tool controls before asking Claude to use your vault.

On a managed team, an owner may need to add the connector for the organization first. If your app still labels the connector area Settings → Connectors, use that entry point.

This is a hosted connector, so no local server or Node.js installation is needed. Claude Desktop's local-server configuration is a different feature; use the connector controls above for MindWiki's HTTPS endpoint.

Complete the MindWiki connection

On MindWiki's authorization page, MindWiki Email + Access Key is the recommended sign-in method. Existing email-and-password accounts can choose Legacy Sign In; Sign in with Apple remains available. All methods open the same account and vault—no replacement account is required. New users choose Create a new vault, save their generated access key and continue. Review the requested permissions and choose read-only access when that is all you need. Access Keys explains the supported methods.

Return to your agent after approving. Your sign-in key belongs on MindWiki's pages, not in chat or an MCP configuration file. The client handles its own OAuth credentials.

Check that it works

Ask your agent:

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Use MindWiki to read my account status, then search for a note about one of my projects. Read a matching page and cite its title and path. Tell me if the vault is empty rather than making up a result.

Inspect the tool result and compare it with a page in MindWiki Cloud. For a new vault, the agent can read the operating guide and initialize the starter pages when account status permits it.

To check saving after granting write or capture access, ask “Save a new MindWiki capture titled Connection check with today's date, then read it back and give me its path.” The same file is available in your MindWiki apps.

Useful desktop workflows

  • Brief before a meeting: “Read the notes for tomorrow's meeting and prepare the decisions, open questions and follow-ups.”
  • Save a working session: “Capture the useful conclusions from this conversation with links to the project pages.”
  • Compare documents with prior knowledge: “Use these documents and my MindWiki research to identify agreements and contradictions.”

A file attached to a Claude conversation is not automatically saved into MindWiki. Ask Claude to save the specific notes or summary you want to keep.

Troubleshooting

If you cannot add a connector in Desktop, configure it through your Claude account in the browser, then return to Desktop and enable it for the chat. An organization's connector rules apply across Claude surfaces. If the tool is connected but cannot save, inspect the approved access and MindWiki permissions.

Permissions and disconnecting

Available tools depend on the scopes you approved, your MindWiki plan and vault permissions, and the tools your client exposes. Free includes one external AI connection with core vault tools. See MCP tool access.

To disconnect just this client, revoke its grant in MindWiki Connections. Other agents keep their own connections. Never send access keys or OAuth tokens to support.

More help

MCP tools · Agent permissions · All AI agents

Setup reference: Claude remote connectors, checked October 20, 2026.