Connect an AI Assistant to DailyStory

This article walks you through connecting an AI assistant, such as Claude, to your DailyStory account using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, the assistant can answer questions about your marketing data and, with your permission, create, edit and schedule emails. For what an assistant can do once it is connected, see Connect AI Assistants to DailyStory with MCP.

Before you start

Your DailyStory account must be verified. On a free trial, assistants can connect once account verification is complete.
Your own DailyStory login must be verified.
AI assistant connections must be turned on for your account. They are on unless an administrator has turned them off; see Turning AI assistant connections on and off.
You need an AI assistant that supports remote MCP servers, such as Claude.

The assistant works as you: it signs in with your DailyStory login and can never do more than your own permissions allow.

Your DailyStory MCP server address

Your MCP server address is the address you sign in to DailyStory at, followed by /mcp.

If you sign in to DailyStory at	Your MCP server address is
`https://us-1.dailystory.com`	`https://us-1.dailystory.com/mcp`
Your company's own DailyStory domain	That domain followed by `/mcp`

Opening the address in a web browser brings you back to this documentation. That is expected: the address is meant for your assistant, not your browser.

Connect Claude

Claude calls an MCP server it connects to a custom connector. Custom connectors work in Claude on the web, in Claude Desktop and in Cowork, on every Claude plan. Free plans are limited to one custom connector.

Claude Pro and Max

In Claude, go to Customize > Connectors.
Click + Add, then Add custom connector.
Enter DailyStory as the name, and your MCP server address as the server URL. Click Continue.
Choose Sign in now and click Add. Leave the request headers empty: DailyStory does not use API keys for MCP.
Claude opens DailyStory's sign-in page. Sign in with your DailyStory login.
Review the permissions Claude is asking for and click Allow. See Approving permissions below.

Claude Team and Enterprise

An Owner or Primary Owner of your Claude organization adds the connector under Organization settings > Connectors, using the name DailyStory and your MCP server address.
Each person then connects to the DailyStory connector from their own Connectors settings, and signs in with their own DailyStory login.

Each person's connection uses their own DailyStory login and permissions, so two people using the same connector can see and do different things.

Use DailyStory in a chat

To use DailyStory in a conversation, click the + button at the bottom left of the chat, choose Connectors, and turn on DailyStory.

Connect Claude Code

In a terminal, add DailyStory as a remote MCP server, using your own MCP server address:

claude mcp add --transport http dailystory https://us-1.dailystory.com/mcp

Then start Claude Code, run /mcp, choose dailystory and sign in. Connectors you have added in Claude on the web are also available in Claude Code when you sign in with the same Claude account.

Connect another assistant

Any assistant that supports remote MCP servers with OAuth sign-in can connect. Add DailyStory as a remote (sometimes called custom) MCP server using your MCP server address. The assistant then opens DailyStory's sign-in page, where you sign in and approve the permissions it asks for. DailyStory API keys cannot be used.

Approving permissions

When you sign in, DailyStory shows which permissions the assistant is asking for, such as reading your contacts or creating emails. Approving them lets the assistant use the matching tools; see Permissions you grant for the full list.

Only the permissions your own DailyStory role includes are listed. If a permission you expected is missing, ask your account administrator.
Scheduling emails is a separate permission from creating and editing them, so you can let an assistant edit emails without letting it schedule them.

Check the connection

Ask the assistant: "Which DailyStory account are you connected to?" It should name your account and your login, and list what this connection may do.

Troubleshooting

What you see	What to do
The assistant says AI assistant connections are turned off for the account	An administrator can turn them back on under Settings > Login and Permissions > Connected Apps. If DailyStory turned them off, contact DailyStory support.
The assistant says the account or your login has not been verified	Complete verification in DailyStory, then try again.
The assistant can read your data but cannot create or schedule emails	The permission was not approved, or your role does not include it. Disconnect and connect again, approving the permission, or ask your administrator about your role.
The assistant asks you to sign in again	Connections that go unused for 30 days expire. Sign in again to reconnect.
Connecting fails with an API key	MCP only accepts DailyStory sign-in. Remove the API key and use the sign-in flow instead.

Disconnect an assistant

Go to Settings > Personal Settings > Connected Apps and click Revoke next to the assistant. It loses access immediately. Administrators can revoke anyone's connection under Settings > Login and Permissions > Connected Apps. See Manage connected apps.