{"id":3401,"date":"2026-10-29T03:57:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T03:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3401"},"modified":"2026-11-02T01:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T01:40:11","slug":"connect-claude","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.contentsnare.com\/knowledge-base\/connect-claude\/","title":{"rendered":"Connect Claude to Content Snare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once Claude Code is connected to your Content Snare account, you can ask Claude to send requests, find the ones still waiting on clients, and approve answers. To set it up, paste one message into Claude Code and it installs everything it needs. Then create a personal access token in Content Snare and paste it into the page Claude opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Before you start<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>API access needs to be on for your account. It stays off until you ask us. See <a href=\"https:\/\/contentsnare.com\/help\/knowledge-base\/content-snare-api\/\">Getting started with the API<\/a> to turn it on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrators can create personal access tokens. Editors can too if an Administrator allows it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need Claude Code. In the Claude desktop app, it&#8217;s the <strong>Code<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Install Content Snare in Claude Code<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open Claude Code and start a new session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy this message into Claude and send it:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f2fb; border-left: 4px solid #6c4dd8; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 20px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\n  Download <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.contentsnare.com\/mcp\/instructions.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #6c4dd8; text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/pages.contentsnare.com\/mcp\/instructions.txt<\/a> with <code style=\"background-color: #e6e1f7; padding: 2px 6px; border-radius: 4px; font-family: Menlo, Consolas, monospace; font-size: 14px;\">curl<\/code> and follow the instructions in it.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Claude checks what&#8217;s on your computer, installs anything missing, and adds Content Snare. It stops and tells you if it needs you to do something.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When Claude says it&#8217;s finished, quit Claude completely and open it again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Create a personal access token<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click your avatar in the top right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then <strong>Personal Access Tokens<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Generate access token<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give it a name you&#8217;ll recognize, such as Claude, and choose when it expires.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tick the permissions you want Claude to have. Manage permissions don&#8217;t include read access, so tick the matching Read permissions too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your password, plus your authentication code if you use 2FA, and click <strong>Generate access token<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the token. Content Snare only shows it once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connect Claude to your account<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a new Claude Code session, type &#8220;Connect Content Snare&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A page opens in your browser. Paste your token and click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The page shows the name it connected with. Close it and go back to Claude.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The page runs on your own computer and saves the token there. Don&#8217;t paste the token into your chat with Claude. If you do, revoke it on the Personal Access Tokens page and generate a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When your token expires<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claude can&#8217;t reach Content Snare after the token expires. Administrators choose how long a token lasts, from 30 days to 2 years. Editors&#8217; tokens last 90 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To connect again, generate a new token, then type &#8220;Connect Content Snare&#8221; in Claude and paste the new token into the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other AI apps<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Content Snare also works with Claude Desktop&#8217;s Chat tab, Codex, Cursor and other AI apps. The <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/contentsnare\/mcp#readme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup guide on GitHub<\/a> has the steps for each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once Claude Code is connected to your Content Snare account, you can ask Claude to send requests, find the ones still waiting on clients, and approve answers. To set it up, paste one message into Claude Code and it installs everything it needs. 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