MCP quickstart

Hosted MCP (most customers)

Use this for Claude.ai and ChatGPT.

1. Add the MCP URL: https://api.catazenta.com/mcp
2. In the AI app, add a custom MCP / connector with that URL.
3. Sign in when prompted (OAuth — same account as the PIM).
4. Test: “Search for 5 products in my catalog.”

Client	Guide
Claude.ai	Claude web
ChatGPT	ChatGPT

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Local MCP connector (optional)

For Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code, you may run the CataZenta MCP connector on your machine (provided during onboarding).

Setting	Value
API base URL	https://api.catazenta.com
MCP (if testing HTTP locally)	Your connector docs from CataZenta
Login	Email/password or token from onboarding

Example config shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "catazenta": {
      "command": "<path-to-mcp-connector-from-onboarding>",
      "env": {
        "CATAZENTA_USERNAME": "you@company.com",
        "CATAZENTA_PASSWORD": "***",
        "CATAZENTA_API_BASE_URL": "https://api.catazenta.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Client guides: Claude Desktop · Cursor · VS Code

tip

Use a sandbox tenant for experiments. Write tools change catalog data in that tenant.

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Need access?

Contact CataZenta for MCP enablement and credentials.

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Next steps

• Authentication
• Tools reference