Connect an AI client to Impact Gate

Before you begin#

You need an Impact Gate account with at least one connected, indexed workspace - set that up first with the quickstart. Connecting a client then takes about a minute: you paste one URL, the client discovers everything else, and you sign in with Google when the browser page opens. There are no API keys.

https://mcp.impactgate.in/

Claude (web and desktop)#

1. 1

   Open connector settings

   In Claude, go to Settings, then Connectors, and choose Add custom connector.

2. 2

   Add Impact Gate

   Name the connector Impact Gate, paste https://mcp.impactgate.in/ as the remote MCP server URL, and confirm.

3. 3

   Connect and sign in

   Choose Connect on the new connector. Your browser opens the Impact Gate consent page; continue with Google to authorize the impact:read scope.

4. 4

   Use it

   The Impact Gate tools are now available in conversations. Try asking: what is the status of my Impact Gate workspace?

Custom connectors added by URL work on Claude's Free plan as well as Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. Adding a connector by URL is different from the paid directory listing; both reach the same server.

Claude Code#

claude mcp add --transport http impact-gate https://mcp.impactgate.in/

1. 1

   Register the server

   Run the command above in your terminal. It stores the server under the name impact-gate.

2. 2

   Authenticate

   Start claude, run /mcp, select impact-gate, and choose Authenticate. Your browser opens the consent page for Google sign-in.

3. 3

   Ask for evidence

   The six Impact Gate tools appear in the session. For example: use Impact Gate to find consumers of the catalog API before I change it.

Cursor#

Add the server in Cursor's MCP settings, or create .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "impact-gate": {
      "url": "https://mcp.impactgate.in/"
    }
  }
}

Enable the server in the MCP list. Cursor detects that authorization is required and opens your browser for the Google consent page; after sign-in the tools become available to the agent.

VS Code#

Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace, or use the MCP: Add Server command and choose HTTP:

{
  "servers": {
    "impact-gate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.impactgate.in/"
    }
  }
}

Start the server from the MCP view. VS Code runs the OAuth flow in your browser; after the Google sign-in, Impact Gate tools are available in VS Code chat agent mode.

ChatGPT#

1. 1

   Enable developer mode

   In a Business, Enterprise, or Edu workspace on chatgpt.com, open Settings, then Apps & Connectors, and enable Developer mode.

2. 2

   Create the connector

   Choose Create, name it Impact Gate, and paste https://mcp.impactgate.in/ as the MCP server URL.

3. 3

   Sign in

   Complete the OAuth flow in the browser with your Google account.

After connecting#

A quick way to confirm everything works is to ask the assistant for your workspace status. The answer should name your workspace, list indexed repositories with their exact commits, and state when the index was generated. If the client instead reports an authorization error, re-run its connect or authenticate command to repeat the browser sign-in.