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

# MCP Server Setup

> Connect a Model Context Protocol server to Dume by pasting its URL, no catalog or marketplace required.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open MCP Servers">
    Go to **MCP Servers** in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter the server URL">
    Paste the server's URL into **Connect New Server** (for example, `http://localhost:8080` or `https://mcp.example.com`) and click **Add Server**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authorize if the server requires it">
    If the server needs authentication, Dume starts an OAuth flow for it automatically. Servers that don't require auth connect right away.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm it's connected">
    The server shows as **Connected** in your list. If something's wrong, it shows as **Needs Auth**, **Error**, or **Disconnected** instead, with the reason.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use it in chat">
    Once connected, Dume can call the server's tools automatically when a request needs them, alongside your native integrations.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  There's no server catalog inside Dume. You provide the URL for a server you already have, whether that's self-hosted, from your team, or from a public MCP directory you found elsewhere.
</Note>

## Managing a connection

Disable, re-authenticate, or remove a server from the same **MCP Servers** page at any time.