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Connect Manai to another MCP tool

Use Manai from any client that supports remote MCP over Streamable HTTP and browser-based OAuth.

About 3–5 minutes Verified August 13, 2026

You will need: Remote MCP support using Streamable HTTP · OAuth protected-resource discovery and a browser authorization flow · A free or paid Manai account

Connect step by step

Manai MCP address 
https://mcp.manaiapp.com/mcp

  1. Find the client’s MCP settings

    Look for Tools, Integrations, Connectors, or MCP Servers. Choose the option for a remote server—not a local command or stdio process.

  2. Add the remote endpoint

    Name the server Manai, select Streamable HTTP if the client asks for a transport, and paste the exact Manai MCP URL.

  3. Complete OAuth sign-in

    A compatible client discovers Manai’s authorization server and opens your browser. Sign in to Manai and approve the scopes you want the client to use.

  4. Verify with a read-only tool

    Ask the client to call get_usage_status. If it returns your current allowance, the connection is ready for content creation.

A common configuration shape

MCP configuration formats vary. If your client accepts a JSON server map, this is a common shape; follow the client’s own schema when its field names differ.

Example remote MCP configuration 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.manaiapp.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Compatibility check: Manai is a remote Streamable HTTP server. A client that only supports local stdio servers cannot connect directly without adding remote MCP and OAuth support.

Check that it worked

  • Tell the agent to read Manai’s authoring kit before it writes a script.
  • For finished audio, require a concrete cover-art prompt in user_preferences.cover_art_prompt.
  • Have the agent return Manai’s owner link so you can follow production and play the result.

For a no-cost connection check, ask the assistant: “Use Manai to check my current usage.” It should call get_usage_status and return account data—not just say the connection is ready.

Create your first finished practice

First creation prompt 
Use Manai to check my current usage. Then create a finished 10-minute guided practice for what I need today. Ask me only the essential questions, author a concrete cover-art prompt that matches the practice, produce the narration and artwork, and return my private Manai link.

What “finished” means: the assistant writes the guided experience and a concrete visual brief. Manai validates it, generates narrated audio and square cover art, saves it privately, and returns an owner link you can open while production completes.

If the connection does not appear

  1. Make sure the full address ends in /mcp.
  2. Remove the connection, add it again, and complete the browser sign-in.
  3. Start a new conversation after connecting; some clients do not refresh tools in an existing chat.
  4. If a client returns only status sentences without tool data, report the client name and failing Manai tool to support.

Platform labels can change. These instructions were checked on August 13, 2026. Compare them with the Model Context Protocol remote-server guide if your screen looks different.

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