# AI apps and MCP

Source: https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps

> What connecting an AI app to Social9 lets you do, which apps work, and what you need before you start.

You can connect Social9 to an AI app like Claude or ChatGPT. Then you plan, write and schedule posts by chatting: "What should I post this week?" or "Turn this link into posts for LinkedIn and Instagram."

This works through **MCP** (Model Context Protocol), a standard way for AI apps to use other tools. You do not need to know how it works. You paste one address into your AI app and sign in.

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## Where to find it

**Dashboard → Connected apps → Connect an app.** This opens **Connect an AI app**, with the steps for each app.

![Connect an AI app: your MCP server address and steps for each app](https://social9.com/docs/screenshots/connect-ai-app.png)

You can also press **Ctrl + K** and search for "Connect an AI app".

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## What you need

| Thing | Why |
|---|---|
| **A paid plan** | Individual, Team, Agency or Enterprise. Not available on Free |
| **The right role** | Owners, admins and editors can connect apps. Approvers and viewers cannot |
| **An AI app that supports remote MCP servers** | See the list below |

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## The address

Every app uses the same address:

```
https://app.social9.com/mcp
```

Sign-in is OAuth: you sign in to Social9 in your browser, the same way as the dashboard. You never paste a password or a key into the AI app. If the app asks for a client ID or secret, leave them empty.

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## Apps that work

| App | Guide |
|---|---|
| **Claude** (web, desktop and mobile) and **Claude Code** | [Connect Claude](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/connect-claude) |
| **ChatGPT** | [Connect ChatGPT](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/connect-chatgpt) |
| **Cursor** and **VS Code** | [Connect Cursor and VS Code](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/connect-cursor-and-vs-code) |
| **Any other app** that supports remote MCP over Streamable HTTP | [Other MCP apps](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/other-mcp-apps) |

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## You stay in control

- An app only sees the brands you choose, and can only do what you allow.
- New connections start in **practice mode**: nothing is published or sent for approval.
- AI writing through an app uses your normal AI credits.
- You can change permissions, switch practice mode off, see everything the app did, or disconnect it, any time.

See [Permissions and practice mode](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/permissions-and-practice-mode).

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## Next steps

- [Connect Claude](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/connect-claude)
- [Tools reference](https://social9.com/docs/ai-apps/tools-reference): everything a connected app can do