Connect your AI assistant

Last updated: October 10, 2026

Connect Project Paced to Claude, ChatGPT, or another assistant that supports MCP. Draft a timeline in your conversation, save it to Project Paced, and update milestones as your plans change.

You need a Project Paced account on Global or EU. Both use the same server URL:

https://mcp.projectpaced.com/mcp

Choose your assistant below. Claude and ChatGPT use your Project Paced sign-in, so you do not need an API key.

1. Open Customise → Connectors → Add custom connector in Claude.
2. Name it Project Paced, paste the server URL above, and continue.
3. Choose Sign in now. If an OAuth client choice appears, select Register automatically.
4. Finish adding the connector and connect. On the Project Paced page, choose Global or EU to match your account, then sign in and approve access.
5. Enable Project Paced from the + → Connectors menu in your conversation.

For Team or Enterprise, an owner first adds it under Organisation settings → Connectors → Add → Custom → Web. Members can then connect their own accounts.

These are remote connector settings for Claude web and Desktop. See Claude's setup guide if your menus differ.

1. Open Plugins → + → Add custom MCP server. Depending on your version, this may appear under Settings → Apps & Connectors; enable Developer Mode if prompted.
2. Name it Project Paced and enter the server URL above.
3. Select OAuth for authentication. In the OAuth registration dropdown, select DCR (Dynamic Client Registration) before clicking Authenticate. Leave client ID and client secret blank; DCR handles registration for you.
4. On the Project Paced page, choose Global or EU, sign in, and approve access.
5. Finish creating and installing the custom app or plugin. In a chat, select Project Paced from the apps menu or type @ and choose it.

The DCR selection matters: choosing OAuth alone does not select how ChatGPT registers the connection. Use DCR for this setup.

If your desktop app does not show the setup controls, use ChatGPT on the web. Workspace permissions may require an administrator to enable custom connections. See OpenAI's setup guide for the current menus.

Add a remote MCP server in your assistant's integration settings using:

Complete the Project Paced sign-in and choose the instance where your account lives. Menu names vary; your client must support remote HTTP MCP and a compatible authentication method.

For Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), use the current Devin Local MCP configuration instructions. The setup depends on the agent you use in the editor.

If your client uses an API key

Create a key in Profile → API Access in your Global or EU Project Paced account. Use the same server URL and configure this HTTP header in your client's secure credential settings:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PROJECTPACED_API_KEY

Replace the placeholder with your key. The hosted server routes it to the correct instance automatically. Keep the key out of chat messages and shared configuration files. Clients that only support local servers need a client-specific setup.

Start with a read-only request:

List my Project Paced projects.

An empty project list is a successful connection too. Then try:

• “Draft a twelve-week website launch plan. Show me the milestones before saving it to Project Paced.”
• “Save the plan we just agreed to my Project Paced project.”
• “Move the beta launch to 15 November and mark discovery complete.”
• “What is my remaining Project Paced AI allowance?”

Saving a plan drafted in your conversation and editing milestones do not use your Project Paced AI allowance. Asking Project Paced's own AI generator to create a timeline does. Your assistant's own usage limits still apply.

Clients that support interactive MCP views can show a timeline in the conversation; other clients receive text results.

Free AI allowances do not reset. Reading data, saving supplied plans and editing milestones do not consume AI generations. See pricing for plan details.

The connection works with projects you own. Shared projects, staffing changes and private exports are not supported through MCP. The assistant should ask you to confirm before replacing a whole timeline or deleting a milestone.

• ChatGPT authentication does not start: check that both OAuth and DCR are selected, then authenticate again.
• Asked for a client ID or secret: choose DCR or Register automatically instead of entering your own OAuth credentials.
• Connected but no projects appear: check the Project Paced account and Global/EU instance you signed in to, and enable the connection in the conversation.
• A tool is missing: refresh the connection's tools in your assistant. Reports require Pro or Enterprise; resourcing tools require Enterprise.
• AI allowance exhausted: you can still draft a plan in your conversation and save or edit it within your plan's project limits.

For help, contact support@projectpaced.com.

Your assistant receives the project data returned by the tools it uses, which can include milestones, notes, reports and resource allocations. Selecting EU routes requests to your EU Project Paced backend; your assistant also handles the returned data under its own terms. See our Privacy Policy and EU data residency guide.

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