# Connect Claude

> Add Montage to Claude (claude.ai, the Claude app for Mac and Windows) as a custom connector, then ask Claude for a video.

## Before you start

- A Montage workspace on Pro, Max or Ultra.
- A Claude account. Custom connectors work on every Claude plan; on Free, Claude allows one.

## Connect, step by step

1. In Claude, open **Settings → Connectors** and press **Add custom connector**.
1. Name it **Montage** and paste the server URL: `https://app.getmontage.ai/mcp`.
1. Press **Connect**. Sign in to Montage if asked, then press **Allow**.
1. In a new chat, ask: « List my Montage videos ».

## Things to ask

- « Make a new tall video called Launch, with the footage at this link: … »
- « Read the comments on my video Launch and fix them all. »
- « Export Launch in Best quality and give me the download link. »

> **Give Claude the Montage skill.** It tells Claude the order of things in Montage, so it asks less. [The Montage skill](/docs/agents/skill)

## Questions

### Claude says Montage MCP is on the Pro plan and above.

Your workspace is on Free or Plus. Change plan in Montage, then ask Claude again: nothing needs reconnecting.

### I pressed Cancel by mistake.

Claude was refused access. Press **Connect** on the connector again and choose **Allow**.

### Can Claude use footage from my computer?

Yes, if the Montage app for Mac is open and signed in on that computer: Claude asks the app, which makes the file there and keeps your original where it is.