> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kive.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MCP overview

> What the Kive MCP connector is, the tools it exposes, and how credits and permissions work

The Kive MCP connector lets AI tools work with your Kive account directly from chat. Once you connect a client (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Figma, Notion, Zapier, and others), it can find your workspaces, browse saved products and generated assets, and create new Kive images or videos without leaving the conversation.

Generations, edits, and product setup actions use your Kive workspace permissions and credits. If you belong to more than one workspace, the client may ask which workspace to use before it starts a Kive action.

## What the connector can do

Once connected, an MCP client can use Kive tools to:

* Browse your Kive workspaces, saved products, trained models, studios, video presets, and previous generations
* Show generated images and videos inline when a Kive output is ready
* Create a saved product from a product page, public image URL, or uploaded product image
* Generate product images with Kive studios
* Generate product videos with Kive video presets, with up to four presets and up to four sampled outputs in one request
* Edit existing images with Kive image editing

Video generation starts with one video by default, with audio on. Clients can also check generation status while Kive is working. For visual results, ask the client to show the finished image or video after it starts a generation.

## Access and credits

An MCP client only gets access after you authorize the Kive connector. The authorization allows the client to view and edit Kive assets, set up products, and spend Kive credits for supported generation actions.

Kive still enforces workspace access, account permissions, and credit availability. If a generation cannot run, the client will receive the Kive error and can help you choose a different workspace, product, preset, or generation setting.

## Where MCP lives in Kive

MCP setup has its own page in **Settings** → **MCP**, with two sections:

* **Apps** — a Claude row with a **Connect** button, and any other connected apps with a **Revoke** button. Verified clients (ChatGPT, Cursor, Notion, and more) show their product name and logo.
* **Custom connections** — a copyable server URL for any MCP client that supports custom connectors.

## Next steps

<CardGroup>
  <Card title="Connect to Claude" icon="plug" href="/mcp/connect-to-claude">
    Set up the Claude connector from Kive
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect any MCP client" icon="link" href="/mcp/connect-any-client">
    Use the Kive MCP server URL from ChatGPT, Cursor, Figma, and more
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage and troubleshoot" icon="gear" href="/mcp/manage-and-troubleshoot">
    Review connected apps, revoke access, and fix common failures
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
