Using the CometChat MCP Server

Claude

To use the CometChat MCP server with Claude:
  1. Add MCP server to Claude
    1. Navigate to the Connectors page in the Claude settings.
    2. Select Add custom connector.
    3. Enter a server name (e.g., CometChat Docs) and the URL https://www.cometchat.com/docs/mcp.
    4. Click Add.
  2. Access MCP server in your chat
    1. In Claude, click the attachments button (the plus icon).
    2. Select CometChat Docs (or the name you provided).
    3. Ask your questions—Claude will use your documentation as context.
See the Model Context Protocol specification for full details.

Cursor

To connect the CometChat MCP server to Cursor:
  1. Open MCP settings
    1. Press Command + Shift + P (Ctrl + Shift + P on Windows) to open the command palette.
    2. Search for Open MCP settings.
    3. Select Add custom MCP—this opens mcp.json.
  2. Configure your server
    In mcp.json, add:
    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "cometchat-docs": {
          "url": "https://www.cometchat.com/docs/mcp"
        }
      }
    }
    
  3. Test the connection
    In Cursor’s chat, ask “How to integrate CometChat in My React App?” to verify your documentation search.
For more on Cursor integration, see Installing MCP servers.