What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard created by Anthropic to connect LLMs to external data sources. With the Animam MCP, you can:- Manage your corpus directly from Claude Code
- Read recent conversations
- Modify tenant settings
- Test the chatbot locally
Why use MCP?
| Without MCP | With MCP |
|---|---|
| Go to dashboard | Stay in your IDE |
| Copy/paste content | Direct commands |
| Switch between tools | Unified workflow |
Example
Compatible clients
The Animam MCP server works with:- Claude Code (CLI) - Recommended
- Claude Desktop - Desktop application
- Cursor - IDE with MCP support
- Any MCP client - Open standard
Capabilities
The MCP server exposes 25 tools across 6 areas. Full reference (parameters, scopes): MCP tools.| Area | Tools |
|---|---|
| Tenant & branding | get_tenant, update_tenant (persona, avatar, colors, widget teaser/pulse, domains) |
| External MCP tools | get_mcp_tools, update_mcp_tools (plug your own MCP server) |
| Segments | list_segments, get_segment, update_segment, create_segment |
| Knowledge base | list_corpus, get_corpus, create_corpus, update_corpus, delete_corpus |
| Bots (Builder/Agency) | list_bots, create_bot, delete_bot, get_bot_stats, deploy_corpus |
| Chat | chat_test |
Next steps
Installation
Install and configure the MCP server
Tools
Complete MCP tools reference