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Claude reaches ActivityInfo through a custom connector, which is a remote MCP server that you add by its URL. Once it is added and you have signed in, you can ask Claude about the data in your ActivityInfo databases.
Before you begin
- The MCP server has to be enabled for each database you want to work with. See Enabling the MCP server for a database.
- Read Using AI assistants with sensitive data before you connect a database that holds personal data, and use an account on a plan your organization has bought rather than a personal one.
- On a Team or Enterprise plan, an Owner adds the connector once for the whole organization, and each member then connects their own ActivityInfo account to it. On an individual plan you do both steps yourself.
The server URL is:
https://www.activityinfo.org/mcp
Add the connector on an individual plan
In Claude, open “Settings”.
Claude Settings Go to “Customize”, then “Connectors”.
Customize Click “+”, then “Add custom connector”.
Custom connector Enter a name, such as
ActivityInfo, and pastehttps://www.activityinfo.org/mcpas the remote MCP server URL and click "Add". Leave the OAuth client ID and client secret in "Advanced settings" empty.
Add ActivityInfo custom connector
Add the connector on a Team or Enterprise plan
An Owner or Primary Owner does this once for the organization:
- Open “Organization settings”, then “Connectors”.
- Click “Add”, hover over “Custom”, then choose “Web”.
- Enter a name and paste
https://www.activityinfo.org/mcpas the server URL. - Save the connector.
Each member then opens “Settings”, goes to “Customize”, then “Connectors”, finds ActivityInfo in the list, and connects their own account as described in the next section.
Sign in to ActivityInfo
Click “Connect” on the ActivityInfo connector. A browser window opens on ActivityInfo.
Connect to the ActivityInfo MCP server Sign in to ActivityInfo if you are not already signed in.
The “Authorize application” screen appears. It leads with the destination that receives the authorization code, and shows the name of the application below it.
Decide whether to allow changes. Clear the checkbox for making changes to grant read access only. Grant read access only unless you intend to have Claude create forms or enter records.
Click to "Allow access".
Allow Claude access The connector shows as connected.
ActivityInfo Connected The authorization now appears on the "Authorized Applications" page of your ActivityInfo account settings.
Authorized Applications
Confirm the connection
Start a new chat. Use the "+" button at the lower left, choose "Connectors", and check that ActivityInfo is switched on for the conversation.
New chat with ActivityInfo as the connector Try out this instruction.
List my ActivityInfo databases.
Claude answers with the databases you can reach. Each one shows whether the MCP server is enabled for it. Ask a follow-up question to check that reading works:
Show me the fields of the <name> form.
Troubleshooting
| What you see | Cause |
|---|---|
| Claude does not offer ActivityInfo in a chat | The connector is switched off for this conversation. Switch it on from the “+” menu, under “Connectors” |
| “The MCP server is not enabled for database …” | Nobody has enabled the setting for that database. See Enabling the MCP server for a database |
| “Forbidden: this tool modifies data, but the authorization is read-only” | You granted read access only. Disconnect the connector and connect it again, this time allowing changes |
| A database you expect is missing from the list | Your ActivityInfo user has no access to it. The connector cannot see more than you can |
| The connection stops working after a while | The authorization was revoked, in ActivityInfo or by an administrator. Connect again |