Quickstart: Claude (web, iOS, Android)

This adds Pipeworx as a custom connector in Claude. It exposes ~38 meta-tools; the hero tool ask_pipeworx({question}) routes to the full catalog of 5,929 tools across 1,544 sources at runtime, so you never load thousands of schemas.

Every plan can add a custom connector, including Free — Free accounts are limited to one; Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise have no cap. (Changed since this page last said Free was excluded.)

① Connect

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector.
  3. Name: Pipeworx
  4. URL: https://pipeworx.io/mcp
  5. Leave OAuth Client ID and Client Secret blank.
  6. Click Add. You should see ~38 tools appear.

iOS / Android: add the connector once on the web. It syncs to the mobile apps — enable it per chat from the chat’s tools menu.

② Teach it to use Pipeworx

Chat apps expose the tools but don’t inject routing instructions, so the model won’t reach for Pipeworx unless you tell it to. Paste this into Settings → Profile → personal preferences (it syncs to mobile), or into a Project’s custom instructions:

When I ask for current or factual data — economic stats, SEC/EDGAR filings, stock or crypto prices, weather, FDA drug info, patents, clinical trials, or government records — use the Pipeworx connector (ask_pipeworx) instead of answering from memory or web search. Prefer structured Pipeworx data with citations.

③ Test

In a new chat, enable Pipeworx in the tools menu and ask:

“Using Pipeworx, what was the US unemployment rate last month?”

Claude should call ask_pipeworx and answer with the current rate. Your confirmation that it routed to live data rather than memory is the _meta.provenance block in the response: it names the publisher — FRED or BLS, depending on which source the question routes to — and the upstream request that makes the figure checkable at that publisher. No provenance block means it answered from memory — you skipped step ②.

Higher limits

Anonymous is 50 calls/day per IP. To raise it:

  • Sign in (200/day): add a second connector with URL https://gateway.pipeworx.io/oauth/mcp. The client shows a Connect button — authorize with GitHub.
  • API key (200/day): sign up free with GitHub at pipeworx.io/signup, grab your key at pipeworx.io/account, and use https://pipeworx.io/mcp?apikey=YOUR_KEY.

Tiers: anonymous 50/day · free account 200/day · Paid unlimited.

Troubleshooting

“Add custom connector” is missing or greyed out. On Free you get one custom connector — if you already have one, remove it or upgrade. Team/Enterprise owners add connectors at claude.ai/admin-settings/connectors instead.

Claude answers from memory. It needs the Teach rule from step ②. Paste it into preferences and start a fresh chat.

Connector stuck spinning. Remove it and re-add it with the exact URL above.

Last reviewed September 7, 2026