Connect Claude to StrategyTools

Claude connects to StrategyTools from Anthropic infrastructure, not from your browser session. Every request to the main connector requires OAuth: you connect, sign in, and select Allow. Tokens refresh automatically, and you can revoke access in Settings > My connections > Incoming.

The analyze_* tools only compute results from inputs you send. They do not read your saved data and nothing is stored unless Claude calls save_tool_analysis. The main connector can read and change saved analyses, but never boards, chats, or credentials. A separate Saved Boards connector asks you to choose which boards Claude may read. Editing is a separate per-board choice and is off by default.

Pasting the URL into a chat message does not install anything. Claude only uses StrategyTools after you add it as a custom connector and enable it in the conversation.

Anthropic lists custom remote MCP connectors for Free, Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, and Enterprise plans. Free accounts are limited to one custom connector. The same remote connector is configured through your Claude account on web and Desktop; Claude Desktop's local claude_desktop_config.json setup is a separate feature.

1. 01In Claude on the web or Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
2. 02Select + Add, hover over Custom, then select Web.
3. 03Enter StrategyTools as the name and paste the remote MCP server URL shown above. Select Continue.
4. 04Review the detected authentication settings, then select Continue.
5. 05Under Authentication, choose OAuth. Leave client ID, client secret, and request headers empty.
6. 06Select Add, then Connect. Sign in to StrategyTools in the browser window and select Allow.
7. 07In a chat, open the + menu, choose Connectors, then turn StrategyTools on for that conversation.

On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner or Primary Owner must first add the connector in Organization settings > Connectors. Enterprise also permits delegated roles with “Manage access to Libraries.” After it is added for the organization, each member connects to it from Customize > Connectors. Labels and permissions can vary with plan and organization policy. Anthropic keeps the authoritative steps in Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP .

To turn it off for one conversation, open the chat’s + menu, choose Connectors, and switch StrategyTools off. To remove it from your Claude account, open Customize > Connectors, find StrategyTools, and select Remove. On Team or Enterprise, an owner manages the organization-level connector from Organization settings > Connectors.

To let Claude read or explicitly edit selected saved board content, add a second custom connector. Keep the main connector separate. This delegated connection uses OAuth with PKCE, not your browser cookies or a shared API key.

1. 01In Claude, add another custom connector and name it StrategyTools Saved Boards.
2. 02Paste the Saved Boards MCP URL above and continue.
3. 03When Claude opens the StrategyTools sign-in page, sign in to your account.
4. 04Review the requesting app, select boards for reading, and leave editing off unless you want Claude to make board changes.
5. 05Enable the Saved Boards connector in a chat and ask Claude to list, read, or edit an approved board.

The Saved Boards connector exposes list_authorized_boards and read_authorized_board_context for approved boards. If you separately enable editing for a board, Claude can use list_board_node_kinds, add_board_node, update_board_node, connect_board_nodes, disconnect_board_nodes, and remove_board_node to add or update analysis and recommendation nodes, connect or disconnect them, and archive them. Writes require the latest board timestamp. Conversation cards, links, and private IDE state stay excluded.

• Conversation cards and transcripts, links, and private IDE state remain off-limits. Board edits require separate approval for each board.
• Access expires after 30 days. You can revoke active grants from Claude board access settings.
• Revoking a grant disables its token immediately. Reconnect through Claude to authorize again.

With the connector enabled in a chat, use this prompt to discover the catalog, run a fictional analysis, without using private project data:

Use strategy_tool_catalog to discover StrategyTools. Run analyze_swot (do not save it) with made-up details for a fictional company: strengths: small team; weaknesses: limited budget; opportunities: a local market; threats: established competitors.

Catalog

Lists the available StrategyTools methods and what each one is for.

Calculations and analyses

Run only on input you supply. They do not read saved data and do not persist anything until save_tool_analysis is called.

Saved analyses

List, read, save, and update your saved analyses, including Ansoff initiatives. Boards use a separate connector.

• The main connector cannot read or edit boards, chats, conversation history, credentials, or account API connections. The separate Saved Boards connector grants only the boards and permissions you approve. Do not copy cookies or tokens into Claude.
• Saved board context and editing are available only through the separate OAuth connector and only for selected boards.
• It does not import Claude history, sync transcripts, or write into source cards. Board edits happen only through the separate Saved Boards connector and its per-board edit approval.

Local stdio tools stay on your computer and are not covered by either remote connection.