# Connect a Client

The Squarespace MCP server is a **remote** MCP endpoint. You do not install a local server binary; your client connects over HTTPS.

## Server URL

```
https://mcp.squarespace.com/mcp
```

**Authentication:** None. No API key, OAuth flow, or Squarespace account is required to connect or call the public domain tools.

## Claude (Desktop)

1. Open **Settings → Developer → Edit Config** (or your client's MCP configuration file).
2. Add a server entry pointing at `https://mcp.squarespace.com/mcp` using your client's supported transport (HTTP/SSE remote MCP).
3. Restart the client if required.
4. Confirm **domains_search** and **domains_generate_names** appear in the tool list.

Exact UI labels change between Claude releases; treat the URL above as the stable value.

## ChatGPT

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** (or **Apps & Connectors**, depending on your plan and client version).
2. Add a **custom MCP** or **remote MCP** connector with URL `https://mcp.squarespace.com/mcp`.
3. Enable the connector for a new chat.
4. Confirm domain tools are available before asking domain questions.

## Gemini

1. In Gemini settings, add an MCP or extension endpoint if your build supports remote MCP (feature availability varies).
2. Set the server URL to `https://mcp.squarespace.com/mcp`.
3. Start a chat with the connector enabled.

## Any MCP-compatible client

Configure a remote MCP server with:

- **URL:** `https://mcp.squarespace.com/mcp`
- **Protocol:** MCP over HTTP (JSON-RPC); send `initialize`, then `tools/list` / `tools/call` as your client requires.

Example `tools/list` request:

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list",
  "params": {}
}
```

Use headers `Content-Type: application/json` and `Accept: application/json, text/event-stream`.

## Verify your connection

After connecting, try a natural-language message such as:

> "Check whether **example-test-domain.com** is available on Squarespace."

The client should call **domains_search** (or an equivalent prompt) and return availability and pricing—not an HTTP error from a REST path on the developer portal.

For tool and prompt reference, see [Tools](/mcp/tools/domains-search) and [Prompts](/mcp/prompts/find-domain).