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# Claude Code

## Before you start

Use Claude Code on the computer where you want the connection configured. This setup is separate from ordinary Claude web and desktop chats. For those, use the [Claude chat guide](/setup/claude).

Check whether the Simplified plugin and tools are already available. Reuse a working installation. The standalone skills installer requires Node.js and npm.

## 1. Install the plugin

In Claude Code, run these slash commands:

```text
/plugin marketplace add celeryhq/simplified-ai
/plugin install simplified-ai@simplified-ai
```

These are commands inside Claude Code, not shell commands. The Simplified plugin provides its connector and skills. Use the plugin manager to inspect installation and scope. See [Claude Code's plugin guide](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/discover-plugins) for version-specific controls.

## 2. Authenticate

Open `/mcp`, select the Simplified connection, and complete its sign-in flow. Return to Claude Code and enable the connection for your session when needed.

## Alternative: connect without the plugin

Use this route only when you want a standalone MCP entry or cannot use plugins. Inspect existing entries first:

```bash
claude mcp list
```

For your user across projects:

```bash
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http simplified https://apikit.simplified.com/mcp
```

For a shared project configuration, use `--scope project` instead. Review project configuration before committing it and keep secrets out of repository files. Complete authentication through `/mcp`.

If you also want skills, install them separately:

```bash
npx skills add celeryhq/simplified-ai --skill '*' --agent claude-code --global
```

Omit `--global` for project-local skills. Do not add the standalone connection alongside a working plugin-managed one. See the [official MCP guide](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp) for configuration scopes.

## Verify the connection

Start a new conversation if the client has not loaded the new tools. Ask:

> Use Simplified to identify my connected workspace and list its teamspaces. Do not create or change anything.

The assistant should call `api_getWorkspaceInfo` and `api_listTeamspaces`, then report the workspace and available teamspaces. Choose the intended teamspace before starting work. A saved server entry or a successful skills installation alone does not verify tool access.

Next, follow the [MCP quickstart](/mcp/quickstart) to prepare a social draft. For a read-only first task, ask the assistant to list your brand kits. Social accounts are only needed for social tasks; an empty account list does not mean the connection failed.

## Troubleshooting and updates

* **The slash command is unrecognized:** check the installed Claude Code version and plugin support; use the standalone MCP route when appropriate.
* **Duplicate Simplified connections appear:** inspect their scopes and keep the intended one. Do not remove unrelated plugins or credential files.
* **Authentication keeps failing:** inspect the affected connection and follow [authentication troubleshooting](/mcp/troubleshooting). An API key can be used where your client supports secure header configuration.
* **New skills are missing:** reload the plugin or start a new session. Verify skill discovery separately from MCP authentication.

Manage plugin updates through Claude Code's plugin manager. Keep the installation route consistent rather than layering manual files over plugin-managed files.

## Let Claude Code follow this guide

```text
Read https://docs.simplified.com/setup/claude-code.md and set up Simplified for this Claude Code client. Reuse existing tools and skills, then verify my workspace.
```