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Pillow MCP lets ChatGPT, Claude, and other MCP clients connect to Pillow’s hosted, read-only endpoint for your organization. Use MCP when you want an agent to browse studies, read Pillow.md context, read and search interview transcripts, sample raw messages, or review pre-computed analyses such as Q&A patterns, issue insights, engagement funnels, and metadata breakdowns. MCP uses your Pillow account and active organization instead of long-lived API keys.

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Endpoint

Use this hosted endpoint in your MCP client: 
https://mcp.trypillow.ai/mcp
The endpoint is remote and OAuth-protected. The first connection opens Pillow in your browser so you can sign in and choose the organization the client may access.

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Connect ChatGPT

ChatGPT supports remote MCP servers through custom connectors and MCP apps when your plan and workspace settings allow it.
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Open connector settings

In ChatGPT, open the settings area for apps, connectors, or developer mode. If you are on a Team, Business, Enterprise, or Edu workspace, an admin may need to enable custom MCP connectors first.
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Add a custom MCP connector

Create a custom connector named Pillow and use https://mcp.trypillow.ai/mcp as the MCP server endpoint.
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Authorize Pillow

Start the connector flow. ChatGPT opens Pillow in your browser. Sign in with your Pillow dashboard account and approve access for the right organization.
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Use it in ChatGPT

Ask ChatGPT to use Pillow when you need study metadata, Pillow.md context, issue insights, or interview details.

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Connect Claude

Claude supports remote MCP connectors for hosted MCP servers.
1

Open connector settings

In Claude, open the integrations, connectors, or MCP settings for your account or workspace.
2

Add Pillow

Add a custom MCP connector named Pillow and use https://mcp.trypillow.ai/mcp as the remote MCP server URL.
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Authorize Pillow

Claude opens Pillow in your browser. Sign in with your Pillow dashboard account and approve the organization you want Claude to read from.
4

Confirm tools are available

After authorization, Pillow tools should appear in Claude for the connected workspace.

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Connect Claude Code

If you use Claude Code locally, add Pillow as an HTTP MCP server: 
claude mcp add --transport http pillow https://mcp.trypillow.ai/mcp
Then start Claude Code and complete the browser authorization flow when prompted.

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Generic MCP config

For clients that accept JSON MCP configuration, use this shape:
mcp-config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pillow": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.trypillow.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Some clients call the HTTP transport streamable-http or expose it through a UI instead of a JSON file. Use the same endpoint either way.

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Supported tools

ToolWhat it returns
get_connection_infoThe current connection scope and how to switch Pillow organizations
get_pillow_contextSaved Pillow.md product context for your organization
list_studiesStudies visible to your organization
get_studyStudy metadata, status, goals, brief summary, and aliases
get_study_issuesIssue insights for one study
get_qa_patternsRecurring questions and answer distributions for one study
get_metadata_overviewMetadata fields and value distributions across a study’s interviews
get_interview_statsPer-interview message counts, duration, and word counts
get_engagement_funnelHow far interviews progressed, with average and median message counts
list_interviewsPaginated interview summaries for a study
get_interviewPaginated transcript messages for one interview in a study
get_message_samplesAn evenly distributed sample of raw messages, with optional filters
search_interviewsSearch across one study’s interview transcripts
compare_interviewsCompare 2-3 topics and their interview overlap across a study
MCP clients that support resources can also read pillow://context/Pillow.md.

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Security model

  • MCP access is read-only.
  • Each connection is authorized through Pillow and only ever accesses the one organization you approve.
  • Pillow records connection activity for security and never logs your access tokens or transcript text.

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Switch organizations

Each connection is scoped to one organization. To switch, disconnect Pillow from your MCP client and reconnect, then choose the organization you want on the Pillow consent screen.

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Disconnect a client

Remove Pillow from your MCP client config or revoke the client session from the client if it supports OAuth session management. You can reconnect later through the same browser-based flow.

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What’s next?

Organization settings

Update your organization profile and branding.

Review interviews

Learn how Pillow stores and displays interview transcripts.