Set Up Pliant MCP

Turn On Pliant MCP (Admin, Once)

MCP access is off by default. A Pliant organization admin must turn it on before anyone can connect an AI client:

1. Go to Settings → Modules in Pliant.
2. Find the Pliant MCP tile and activate it.

Deactivating it later immediately revokes access for everyone in the organization, across every connected AI tool. It doesn't delete conversation history already in a connected AI client.

Connect Your AI Tool

Each member connects their own Pliant account individually, after the admin step above. Contact Pliant support to request a connection; support will give you a Client ID and Client Secret for your organization to use below.

Claude

Pliant isn't in Claude's connector directory yet, so it's added manually.

Org-wide, by a Claude Team/Enterprise admin (optional, one time):

1. Go to Organization Settings → Connectors.
2. Select Add, then Custom → Web.
3. Enter the Pliant MCP server URL (https://mcp.getpliant.com/mcp) and the Client ID and Client Secret from support.
4. Add the connector, then set tool permissions - Pliant recommends requiring approval for code_transaction, split_transaction, and assign_supplier, the only tools that write data.

Individually, by each member:

If your Claude Team/Enterprise admin already added Pliant for your organization (the step above), you don't need a Client ID or Secret yourself:

1. Go to Settings → Connectors and find Pliant in the list.
2. Select Connect, sign in to Pliant, and select Allow on the consent screen.
3. Ask a question to confirm, for example "What Pliant account am I connected as?"

If you're on an individual plan (Claude Pro, Max) with no org-wide connector added, add it yourself the same way an admin would:

1. Go to Settings → Connectors, select Add custom connector.
2. Enter the Pliant MCP server URL and the Client ID and Client Secret from support.
3. Select Connect, sign in to Pliant, and select Allow on the consent screen.
4. Ask a question to confirm, for example "What Pliant account am I connected as?"

ChatGPT

Pliant isn't in ChatGPT's connector directory yet, so it's added manually.

Workspace-wide, by a Business/Enterprise/Edu admin (optional, one time):

1. Go to Settings → Integrations → Plugins, and add an MCP server.
2. Enter the Pliant MCP server URL and switch the transport to Streamable HTTP.
3. Under the connector's OAuth settings, enter the Client ID and Client Secret from support. If ChatGPT asks for an Authorization Endpoint and Token Endpoint too, contact Pliant support for those.
4. Set the connector's availability so members can find it.

Individually, by each member:

1. Check whether your admin has already added Pliant for your workspace.
2. Otherwise, add it yourself the same way, with the same URL, Client ID, and Client Secret.
3. Connect, sign in to Pliant, and approve access.
4. In the chat composer, make sure the Pliant connector is enabled for your conversation before asking it something.

Codex

Codex has no organization-level connector console; each person configures it locally. If your organization manages developer machines centrally, check with IT about any restrictions on adding custom MCP servers.

1. Add Pliant as an MCP server using the server URL (https://mcp.getpliant.com/mcp) and the Client ID and Client Secret from support.
2. Start the connection, sign in to Pliant, and approve access.
3. Ask a question to confirm the connection.

Cursor and Gemini

Coming soon.

Any Other MCP Client

The Pliant MCP server is a standard remote HTTP MCP endpoint and OAuth 2.1 resource server. Any client that supports remote MCP connections can connect using the production URL, a Client ID, and a Client Secret.

For Claude Code, add the server and supply the Client ID and Client Secret when prompted:

claude mcp add --transport http pliant https://mcp.getpliant.com/mcp

For staging, first activate the Pliant MCP module for your organization in the staging Pliant app, then use the staging URL in place of the production one. Staging and production use separate OAuth sessions and separate server names, so you'll authorize each independently.

Disconnect Pliant MCP

From inside Pliant: go to My Account → Security and Devices → MCP Connections and revoke the connection.

From your AI client: the exact steps vary by tool. In Claude, for example, go to Settings → Connectors, find Pliant, and select Disconnect. For other tools, check that tool's connector or app settings.

Organization-wide (admin): deactivate the Pliant MCP module in Settings → Modules. This revokes access for everyone at once, without requiring each member to disconnect individually.

Related Reading

• Access & Permissions
• FAQs