# Claude OAuth Setup



Claude connects to MCP servers over OAuth through its **Connectors** feature. You sign in with your Surface account, so there are no API keys to manage.

## Setup [#setup]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Connectors page">
    Go to [claude.ai/customize/connectors](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors&#x29;. Click the &#x2A;*+** button at the top and choose **Add custom connector**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="/images/mcp-server/claude-oauth/connectors-page.png" alt="Claude Connectors page showing the Add custom connector option" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the connector">
    In the modal that appears, fill in the following:

    * **Name:** `Surface`
    * **Remote MCP server URL:** `https://app.withsurface.com/mcp`

    Then click **Add**.

    <Frame>
      <img src="/images/mcp-server/claude-oauth/add-custom-connector.png" alt="Add custom connector modal with Surface name and MCP URL filled in" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your account">
    After adding the connector, click the **Connect** button to authenticate with your Surface account via OAuth.

    <Frame>
      <img src="/images/mcp-server/claude-oauth/click-connect.png" alt="Surface connector page with Connect button" />
    </Frame>

    Choose your environment and complete the connection. Surface now appears as a connector in Claude.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start using Surface in Claude">
    Turn the Surface connector on in any Claude chat via the &#x2A;*+** menu and **Connectors**. A connector added with the bare URL above loads the default 45 of 128 tools, the forms and vault bundles, which covers forms, responses, AI scores and the Vault. To load a different set, add `?tools=` to the connector URL: see [Tool Bundles](/mcp-server/tool-bundles).

    <Frame>
      <img src="/images/mcp-server/claude-oauth/use-in-chat.png" alt="Claude chat showing Surface connector enabled alongside other connectors" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  The OAuth connection is tied to your Surface account and environment, so there is no API key to rotate.
</Info>